Quant Society: Head of Events

Hi, this is Ari, the current Quant Soc 1st year rep.  I am running for Head of Events because I believe strong, well-executed events are the foundation of an active and ambitious community. 

I understand how valuable it is to have events that are not only informative, but genuinely accessible and well-designed. I would personally benefit from a more active and structured Quant Soc with more events that are beneficial to everyone, which is exactly why I am motivated take on this position. 

If elected, there are some things id like to bring to the table: Consistent Momentum, Instead of just random one-off talks, I’d love to explore "series-style" events, such as 'introduction to algo trading'. Accessibility, I'd like to make the community more vibrant with welcoming socials. And good proactive logics, for a good event, I will bring the organisational drive to manage venue bookings, speaker outreach, and catering well in advance.

It would be amazing to see the potential this society has, and I'm ready to put in the work to make our events something every member looks forward to. With fresh ideas, a commitment to accessibility, and the organisational drive to see things through, I want to help make this the most exciting year Quant Soc has seen yet.

The best thing a society can do for its members is put them in the right rooms. As Head of Events, that is exactly what I want to do.

I am a second-year Economics student who regularly attends the London Mathematical Finance seminar series across UCL, LSE, and Imperial, and have been actively building relationships with academics at UCL, Warwick, and Manchester through my independent research on numerical methods for derivatives pricing. I know what events actually add value for quantitatively ambitious students because I seek them out myself.

As Head of Events I would focus on three things: bringing in academics and industry practitioners as speakers, organising workshops that complement the technical work happening across society divisions, and creating networking opportunities that connect members to the broader London quant finance community.

My relevant background:

• Regular attendee of the London Mathematical Finance seminar series
• Active academic relationships with faculty at UCL, Warwick, and Manchester
• Placed 1st at UCL and 13th worldwide in Jane Street's Estimathon
• Quant research internship and independent derivatives pricing research

Hi, I am Anika and I would love to nominate myself for the position of Head of Events! Having had extensive experience in the industry at firms such as Jane Street (WiSE, INSIGHT), Citadel (Terminal, Datathon), Optiver (EU Chess Championship Final in Amsterdam), and SIG (Discovery Day) and at events like the Imperial Algothon (HRT, IMC, SIG, Wintermute, Old Mission, Jump Trading), I have developed comprehensive knowledge about hiring processes and what recruiters and interviewers look for in candidates (across trading, research, SWE, Algo Dev). I hope to host events that enhance your skills and CVs, and allow you to be in direct contact with recruiters and traders at some of these firms (and more). In particular, I look forward to hosting mathematics competitions, hackathons, and estimathons and facilitating coffee chats in partnership with these firms, as well as workshops and bootcamps to help with OA and interview practice. Thanks for your consideration!