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Matei Zatreanu

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Founder at System2
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Matei Zatreanu is the Founder and CEO of System2, a firm dedicated to augmenting investment research with data-driven technology. He previously initiated the data science efforts at a major hedge fund and began his career at Lehman Brothers. Matei holds a Masters in Mathematics from Columbia University and multiple Bachelors degrees from Cornell University.

Matei is dedicated to fostering professional communities, having co-founded Augves for investors focused on big data and serving on the board of Spark Family Offices, which emphasizes philanthropy and impact investing. He also hosts the System2 Podcast, discussing trends in data, technology, and finance with industry leaders.

He once successfully used the term "data sausage" on CNBC to describe the process of blending various data sources to create valuable insights for clients.

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Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Data-Driven Investing
Founded System2 on the belief that the future of investing is augmenting fundamental analysis with data science, a topic he frequently discusses on his podcast.
Alternative Data
His firm specializes in using non-traditional data sets, like credit card transactions and location data, to generate unique investment insights for hedge funds and corporations.
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Career

Work history

Founder
System2
Board Member
Ring Concierge
Board Member
Spark Family Offices
Co-Founder
Augvest
Data Science
King Street Capital Management
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Education
2011 - 2012
Master in Mathematics of Finance
Columbia University
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Cornell University
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