Dr. Starke has a Ph.D. in Physics from Nottingham University (UK) and currently trades for a leading quantitative trading firm, where he applies his scientific training to build highly diversified portfolios by combining numerous, uncorrelated ‘micro-alpha’ strategies. He also heads up the consultancy, AAA Quants where he has spent over 15 years collaborating with hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. Dr. Starke has had a remarkable career spanning work at the proprietary trading firm Vivienne Court & leading strategic research projects for Rolls-Royce. He is also the co-founder of the microchip design company.
A tech aficionado, Tom takes a keen interest in new technologies such as AI, machine learning, quantum computing and blockchain. As an academic, he was a senior research fellow and lecturer at Oxford University. Tom loves to share his passion for algo trading and can’t help but teaching others every chance he gets.