Gene Ekster

Head of Data Analytics

Maiden Century

Adjunct Professor

New York University

Gene works in machine learning and data analytics at Maiden Century, an alternative data platform. He is also an adjunct professor at NYU, where he developed and teaches an alternative data curriculum. Previously, he founded AltDG, an alternative data software company. Gene helped establish alternative data practices at Point72 Asset Management  (SAC), Balyasny Asset Management, Lone Pine, 1010 Data, Majestic Research, Yodlee (Envestnet), and others. Gene is a board member of IDSO (a compliance organization), Eagle Alpha, and Super Signal Capital.  He holds a degree in Artificial Intelligence from U.C. Berkeley, an MBA from Cornell University, and is a CFA charter holder.