Naftali Y. Cohen

Naftali Cohen is a Senior Data Scientist on the Quantitative Investment Sciences team at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, specializing in leveraging alternative data for mid-frequency systematic trading. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department of Columbia University, teaching courses in statistics, operations research, mathematical methods, and data-driven methods in finance.

His previous experience includes positions at JP Morgan Chase, as well as at Yale University and Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.

In his free time, Naftali is an avid long-distance runner, having completed over 30 semi- and full marathons, and is an enthusiastic soccer player.