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Philipp Wesner joined 2Xideas as Chief Technology Officer in August 2020 and made Partner in 2022. He founded a software company in 2000 and from 2012 to 2016 worked as Managing Director at the Frankfurt-based “form Design Magazine”. From 2016 to 2020, Philipp worked at Swiss cloud provider Young Solutions AG, initially as Head of Software Development before being appointed CTO in 2018.

Philipp holds a Diplom in Business Mathematics (Dipl. Math Oec.) from KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Graziano Mirata joined 2Xideas as Head of Data Science in August 2021 and became Head of Quantitative Research in August 2022. From 2020 to 2021, Graziano worked as the Applied A.I./M.L. lead for the Global Research – EMEA team at J.P. Morgan CIB in London, having earlier served as Senior Quant Researcher and Equity Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and as Quantitative Portfolio Manager at the Bank of Montreal GAM (former F&C Asset Management).

Graziano holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF), a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Lugano, and worked as a Asset Pricing and Behavioral Finance researcher at the University of Lugano’s Institute of Finance.

Dr. Marvin Müller joined 2Xideas as a Quantitative Researcher in June 2020. Previously, he worked for a startup in Zurich on machine learning methods in Quantitative Finance. From 2016 to 2019, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Stochastic Finance Group at ETH Zurich, working on mathematical modeling of financial markets. He has been a speaker at various international academic and industrial conferences and authored a number of scientific journals in applied mathematics.

Marvin holds a PhD in Mathematics (summa cum laude) from Technische Universität (TU) Dresden and a MSc in Business Mathematics from TU Berlin.

Balint Gersey joined 2Xideas as Data Scientist and Quantitative Researcher in March 2022. During his academic career he gained expertise in machine learning, statistics, data analysis, stochastic finance, and computational methods for quantitative finance.

Balint holds a Master's in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Cambridge and is currently also working to complete his PhD in Mathematical Finance at ETH Zurich.

Andreas Kanz joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in May 2022. Previously, Andreas worked as a Data Scientist, implementing data-driven solutions for companies in health care, energy, and the automotive industry. Earlier, he worked as a Consultant for Financial Artificial Intelligence for Banks in Austria and Germany.

Andreas holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Bamberg, Germany.

Matevz Nolimal joined 2Xideas as a Data Scientist in May 2021. Previously, Matevz worked in the Investment Office of Raiffeisen Schweiz, where he developed advisory and quantitative systems focused on portfolio construction and risk optimization. Prior to that, he worked at the Finance Directorate of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg, in the team responsible for implementing new financial products. 

Matevz holds a BSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Ljubljana.

Will Hardy joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in August 2020. He previously spent 15 years building, scaling, and securing numerous large software systems as an independent consultant in Europe and Australia.

Will holds Bachelor’s degrees in Software Engineering (Hons) and Laws from the University of Melbourne.

Kristian Arve joined 2Xideas as a Data Scientist in April 2018. He earlier worked as a project manager at a consulting company during his studies, and also had prior experience as an independent quantitative futures trader.

Kristian holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Zurich.

Adam Crowther joined 2Xideas as Co-Head of Development in September of 2023. Adam had previously been an independent consultant since 2005, working as software engineer, tech-lead and solution architect in the banking and finance industries for clients such as Avaloq, Bank Vontobel and Credit Suisse. He specializes in large-scale portfolio and order management systems.

Adam holds a Diploma in Behavioural Biology from ETH Zürich (Dipl. Natw. ETH).

Tarek Al-Selwi joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in February 2021. Previously, he worked as an IT Consultant for private banks in the UK, Luxembourg, and Germany, implementing banking systems and creating data pipelines, and for UBS on its Data Warehouse and Automation team in Switzerland.

Tarek holds a Master's degree in Economics and Financial Markets from the University of Wroclaw, Poland.

Vincent Mohiuddin joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in April 2022. He started his career developing investment data pipelines at Allianz Suisse for three years, after which he worked for two years as a software developer for an asset management company specialized in alternative assets.

Vincent holds a Master’s in Economics Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Lucas Gertsch joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in September 2022. Before this, he started his career as a Python engineer at a global energy and technology company before joining Delivery Hero as a data engineer working on ETL pipelines that serve data used for global reporting.

Lucas studied Applied Computer Science at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, from which he holds a Bachelor of Science.

Emilia Zakrawacz joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in July 2023. Her experience focuses on topics such as modeling, quality assurance, and building ETL pipelines. Previously she worked as an analyst programmer for wealth management firms, private banks, and then as a data engineer for UBS and Elipslife. 

Emilia holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Technology in Wroclaw, Poland.

Christoph Hombach joined 2xideas as a Software Engineer in January 2023. Christoph started his career as a business analyst at R+V Versicherungen in Wiesbaden in 2016 and became a data analyst for an asset management company specialized in alternative assets in 2018. Here he was responsible for the comprehensive reporting for one of the company’s largest clients. In 2021 he became the Head of Software Development, where his main project was to build a cohesive database for the whole company.

Christoph holds a Diplom in Physics from Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz and a PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from the University of Manchester.

Max Brauer joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in June 2021. Previously, he worked in a startup creating immersive AI and AR applications to develop brand experiences for its customers. Before that, Max worked as a Software Developer in the film industry, building complex applications for a range of companies.

Max holds a BSc in Computer Science from the BA Leipzig University of Cooperative Education.

Tom Bärwinkel joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in January 2022. He previously worked on the user experience and notification systems in IT monitoring software and in the automotive industry.

Tom holds a Master's in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry from the Technical University of Munich.

Vladimir Potter joined 2Xideas as a Software Developer in April 2022. He previously spent more than 10 years designing and building mid-to-large software systems for companies throughout Europe, the US, and Australia.

Vladimir holds a Master’s in Informatics and Computer Engineering from Novosibirsk State University in Russia.

Paris Kolios joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in May 2022. He has 15 years of experience developing software, building and leading tech teams, in start-ups, NGOs, and consulting firms. 

Paris studied Computer Science in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Athens.

Tim Kreitner joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in July 2022. Previously he worked at an algo-trading company as a Quantitative Analyst and Developer.

Tim holds a Master’s degree in Computational Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Darmstadt.

Dustin Nowosad joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in June 2021. Before that, he worked as a full stack developer in a startup that developed an AI platform as a web application, and then as a mobile app developer on a tenant app that simplifies communication between tenants and landlords.

Dustin holds a State Certified Technician Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Sven Kircher joined 2xideas as a Software Engineer in June 2023. Sven started his career as a consultant in financial risk management. Since 2007, he worked in high frequency trading (HFT) for companies in Switzerland and Singapore. He gained broad experience ranging from IT-related tasks, leading the development of an HFT trading system, data analysis, prediction models, to order management and production monitoring. 

Sven holds a PhD in Physics from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and an MSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Oxford. 

Béla Csikós joined 2Xideas as Head of IT Infrastructure in January 2022. He amassed a decade of IT experience in Hungary, including freelancing as a rollout technician and web designer, and running his own IT service. In 2013, Béla received vocational training at Tech Data (now TD Synnex) in Munich, and worked as an IT Systems Administrator at software design firm Allplan GmbH.

At 2Xideas, Béla maintains a secure, efficient, and contemporary IT infrastructure, and strives to continuously strengthen the firm’s technological asset base.

Maciej Kiljan joined 2Xideas as a System Engineer in July 2022. Before starting his IT career in 2014, Maciej worked in customer service. From 2020 to 2022, he worked for Tally Weijl in Basel as a workspace specialist, extending his IT knowledge and getting to know Swiss culture.