Perry Vais

Head of Equity Quantitative Research

About

Perry Vais is Head of EQR at Citadel. Since 2021, he has been responsible for EQR’s portfolios and has overseen research and analytics for the firm’s equity platforms.

Perry joined Citadel in 2019 as Head of Treasury Quant Research and went on to serve as Global Treasurer, overseeing the firm’s funding strategy and execution. Before Citadel, he spent 13 years at BlueMountain Capital. As a partner there, he held several senior leadership roles: Head of Trading Technology, Co-Head of Risk Management, Head of Quantitative Strategies, Chief Technology Officer, and Head of Systematic Investing.

Perry holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Binghamton University. He is a trustee of NYU Langone Medical Center and Bay Ridge Preparatory School.

 

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