Naftali Cohen ,
Ph.D.

  • Adjunct Professor

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Naftali Cohen

I am a Senior Quant in the hedge fund industry, specializing in systematic, market-neutral equity trading on a mid-frequency scale, leveraging data-driven approaches. Additionally, I work as an Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and Columbia University’s Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department, where I teach graduate-level courses at the intersection of data science and quantitative finance.

Previously, I held research and leadership roles at JP Morgan Chase, Yale University, and Columbia University. I earned a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU.

New York University, 2013

PhD in Applied Math

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2008

MSc in Atmospheric Science

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2006

BSc in Atmospheric Science