About Us

Talent is equally distributed around the world, but opportunity is not. At WorldQuant University, we’re championing global advanced education for all.

Who We Are

WorldQuant University is a not-for-profit advancing global education through an instructor-guided, tuition-free MSc program.

Our mission is to make education globally accessible and to prepare capable students for careers in research, trading, and technology in both emerging and established markets.

With enrollment in more than 80 countries, our first MSc program in Financial Engineering brings a rigorous and integrated curriculum developed by experts. From anywhere in the world, students are guided by skilled faculty with professional, current financial experience, and eminent guest lecturers.

We believe every student deserves the opportunity to change their life and to impact their community. Technology can be used to break the location barrier and to give individuals access to knowledge and experience that can be used in their regional markets.

Tuition-Free,
As It Should Be

There are many obstacles to inspiring the next generation of data-driven experts. Cost shouldn’t be one of them.

MSc programs in Financial Engineering can cost more than $50,000, a dealbreaker for most otherwise qualified individuals to pursue education and expand their expertise.

Our program is tuition-free. Our students only pay for their study materials. We are committed to helping the most promising students improve the world through data science.

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An open model for education works.
We currently serve over 1,500 students from over 80 countries.

Geographic Diversity

Nigeria (28%)
USA (12%)
Ghana (11%)
India (8%)
Kenya (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Uganda (3%)
Singapore (2%)
Hong Kong (2%)
Zimbabwe (2%)
Other (24%)

Data Science is the Future of Industry

Our first education initiative is an MSc in Financial Engineering.

Every major industry is growing its soft-quant and hard-quant workforce. With every passing year, more employers want job applicants with data science and analytics skills. We can’t educate qualified people fast enough.

We’re using financial engineering and data science education to build multidisciplinary strengths students can apply to their future careers.

Our Team

Our leadership and advisory board is made up of financial engineering experts, industry executives, and educational technology innovators.

Leadership

Daphne Kis

CEO, WorldQuant University

Known as an innovator in technology, venture and entrepreneurial circles, Daphne Kis has led, invested in, and nurtured more than 25 start-up enterprises and has worked on numerous technology-related initiatives. She is a is a firm believer in the meaningful role technology can play in addressing educational, health and cultural issues across industries.

Igor Tulchinsky

Founder

Mr. Tulchinsky is the Founder and CEO of WorldQuant, LLC, which he established in 2007 following 12 years as a statistical arbitrage portfolio manager at Millennium Management. Prior to joining Millennium Management, Mr. Tulchinsky was a venture capitalist, scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories, video game programmer and author. He holds an MA in Computer Science from the University of Texas, completed in a record nine months, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from The Wharton School.

Advisory Board

Linda Ban

Global C-suite Study Director
IBM Institute for Business Value

Jeffrey Blomberg

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
WorldQuant, LLC

Lenore Blum

Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University

Marc Carletti

Associated Partner
Management and Advisory Services

Peter Carr

Department Chair of Finance & Risk Engineering  
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Bart Chilton

Former U.S. Trading Commissioner

Michael DeAddio

Chief Operating Officer
WorldQuant, LLC

Bruno Dupire

Head of Quantitative Research
Bloomberg L.P.

Esther Dyson

Founder, HICCup and Chairman
EDventure Holdings

Paul Tudor Jones

Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Tudor Investment Corporation

Ann Kirschner

Special Advisor to the Chancellor  
City University of New York

Alex Lipton

Fellow
MIT Media Lab

Christopher Mason

Associate Professor Physiology, Biophysics and Computational Genomics
Weill Cornell Medical College

Chris Meyer

Chief Operating Officer
Nerve, LLC

Mel Ochoa

Chief Operating Officer
Landmark Ventures

Todd Rose

Director of the Mind, Brain, and Education Program
Harvard Graduate School of Education

David Shrier

Managing Director
MIT Connection Science

Susan Wolford

Managing Director & Head of Business Services  
BMO Capital Markets

WorldQuant University was established as a not-for-profit in 2015 and is funded by the WorldQuant Foundation, whose primary mission is to make high-quality education more accessible worldwide.

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