Allison Bishop is the President and co-founder of Proof Trading, a startup agency broker-dealer for US equities. In this episode, Jesse and Allison explore the benefits of a cross-disciplinary background, perseverance through adversity, cryptography’s role in communication and privacy, first-principles entrepreneurship, portfolio trading, new approaches to market design, and the Doppler effect in poetry.

Giuseppe Nuti is the head of the Electronic Trading Research Department at UBS Global Markets, one of the premier equities trading houses and providers of electronic execution services to global asset managers, investors and traders. In this episode, Jesse and Giuseppe discuss machine learning and quantum applications to algorithmic trading across capital markets, different market structures and how they tick, and Giuseppe's own career as a researcher, market maker, professor, manager and PhD student.

Peder Viervoll is the Head of Quantitative Trading at Norges Bank Investment Management, the largest single owner of equities in the world and the sovereign wealth fund of Norway. In this episode, Jesse and Peder dive deeper into trading, execution, automation and AI at Norges; how Norges sponsors innovation in execution, their partnership with brokers, and how positive results around innovation are reinforced and socialized. They also discuss Peder’s take on corporate culture as well as market structure evolution more broadly.

Peder Viervoll is the Head of Quantitative Trading at Norges Bank Investment Management, the largest single owner of equities in the world and the sovereign wealth fund of Norway. In this episode, Jesse and Peder discuss the history of Norges, catalyzed by the discovery of one of the world’s largest oil reserves, the structure of investment strategies, asset classes and trading within Norges and the role Norges has played for the people of Norway. They also discuss Peder’s own upbringing and how it has influenced him to push the boundaries of innovation across capital markets.

Mark Louka is an Executive Director in Systematic Equity Trading at JP Morgan Asset Management. His twin brother Rob Louka is Head of Trading for the Quantitative Equity Group at Vanguard. In this episode, Jesse discusses with Mark and Rob their impact on each other's careers and characters, culminating in each holding senior posts in systematic trading at two of the world's largest asset managers. They also discuss market liquidity dynamics, innovating in large organizations, machine learning, culture, market design, and the importance of diversity to build empathy.

Brian Levine was the Co-head of Global Equities Trading at Goldman Sachs. Throughout his career, he was razor focused on automation and improving the equities trading business through efficiencies. In this episode, our COO, Jesse Greif, discusses with Brian his career path, trading floor war stories, trader psychology and leadership lessons. They also discuss Brian’s transition to entrepreneurship and his recent post as CEO of Major League Pickleball.

Brian Levine was the Co-head of Global Equities Trading at Goldman Sachs. Throughout his career, he was razor focused on automation and improving the equities trading business through efficiencies. In this episode, our COO, Jesse Greif, discusses with Brian his career path, trading floor war stories, trader psychology and leadership lessons. They also discuss Brian’s transition to entrepreneurship and his recent post as CEO of Major League Pickleball.