Scholar
Naftali Cohen
Google Scholar ID: Ykxe5ukAAAAJ
Senior Quantitative Researcher @ Millennium | Faculty @ Columbia University
Citations & Impact
Citations
8,397
H-index
13
i10-index
13
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume
Academic Achievements
- 2024: Honored Listee, Marquis Who’s Who
- 2022: Prolific Inventor Lifetime Award, JP Morgan
- 2016: Gravity Wave Symposium Award, SPARC
- 2016: Young Scientist Award, SPARC-SHARP
- 2014: Fellowship, IPAM-UCLA
- 2009–2013: GSAS MacCracken Fellowship, New York University
- Organized academic meetings including ICAIF-2023/2024, NeurIPS-2022, AAAI-2022, focusing on AI, graph learning, and quantitative finance
Research Experience
- Senior Quantitative Researcher, Millennium Management Global Investment (2025–present)
- Adjunct Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), Columbia University (2022–present)
- Senior Quantitative Researcher and Data Scientist, QIS, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors (2022–2024)
- Vice President and Research Lead, AI Research, JP Morgan Chase (2018–2022)
- Adjunct Professor, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University (2020–present)
- Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University (2016–2017)
- Research Scientist, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University (2014–2015)
Background
- Senior Quantitative Researcher with over a decade of experience designing, implementing, and managing mid-frequency systematic equity strategies
- Proven track record of leading high-performing quant teams, developing proprietary datasets, and delivering strong net performance
- Combines rigorous statistical modeling with live deployment expertise
- Currently teaching graduate-level quantitative finance and data science at Columbia University
- Teaching philosophy emphasizes integrating theoretical insights with practical applications and promoting data-driven decision-making in uncertain environments