Misha Malyshev

Mikhail “Misha” Malyshev is founder and CEO of Teza Group, a science and technology driven global quantitative trading firm based in Chicago, Illinois.

Misha Malyshev
Born
Mikhail Malyshev

Shuya, Russia
Alma materMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Princeton University
OccupationCEO of Teza Technologies

Education

Misha Malyshev attended the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, earning a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in Theoretical Physics. After coming to the United States, Malyshev earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Astrophysics in 1998.[1]

Career

Malyshev began his career in 1998 at Bell Laboratories conducting research until 2000. He spent the next three years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.[2] In 2003, he joined Citadel Investment Group and developed a quantitative trading business within the Quantitative Analytics group.[3] He was appointed to the position of Managing Director and Global Head of High Frequency Trading; under his direction, the group made $1 billion in 2008.[4] He resigned in 2009 and started his own firm. The move prompted Citadel to file a lawsuit in which Malyshev was required to pay a fine.[4]

Malyshev founded the global quantitative trading firm Teza Group and its affiliate Teza Technologies in 2009. He serves as CEO of the firm.[5] Named after a river in western Russia,[6] the firm is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York City, Austin, and London.[7][8] He would later establish Teza Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor.[9]

Malyshev has also served as a contributing author to Smart Business Chicago.[10][11]

Philanthropy

Misha Malyshev is a donor and sponsor for the Adler Planetarium.[4][12] He serves on the board of directors of After-School All-Stars[1] and is on the advisory board of After School Matters.[13] He is a member of the global leadership council for buildOn, [14][15] where he has contributed money to fund the building of schools in developing countries.[16][17]

References
  1. "Misha Malyshev". After-School All-Stars. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. Saphir, Ann. "From plasma physicist to Citadel's nemesis". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Misha Malyshev". Teza Technologies. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. Sachdev, Ameet (October 19, 2010). "Former Citadel trader pays $1.1 million fine for erasing computer files". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. "Exchange Bulletin" (PDF). CBOE. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. Kishan, Saijel; Mamudi, Sam (April 9, 2014). "High-Frequency Trader Malyshev Mulls Outside Investors". BloombergBusiness. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. Marek, Lynn (January 28, 2015). "Chicago trading firm Teza looks to Texas for talent". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. "Teza Technologies Supports STEM High School Readiness Summer Camp". After-School All-Stars. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. "Teza Capital Management LLC". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  10. Malyshev, Misha. "Misha Malyshev: Why supporting STEM education is good for business". Smart Business. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  11. Malyshev, Misha. "Misha Malyshev: Why recruitment should always play second fiddle to retention". Smart Business. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  12. "Girls Do Hack 2015". Adler Planetarium. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. "Board of Directors" (PDF). After School Matters. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  14. "Misha Malyshev, CEO Teza Technologies". buildOn. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  15. "Misha Malyshev, global leadership council, buildOn". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  16. "Thank You". buildOn. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  17. "$150,000 Donation by Teza Technologies CEO, Misha Malyshev, and His Wife Oksana Malysheva Helps to Build Five New Schools in Africa and Central America". CNBC. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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