Daniel Nehren
Global Head - Quantitative Research Development
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Nehren is a seasoned quantitative research and development executive leading advanced trading and execution systems at Abu Dhabi Global Market? (No, ADIA) since 2022. He specializes in algorithmic trading, smart routing, and central risk and execution automation, translating complex models into scalable, risk-managed investment platforms. His career spans leadership roles at Citi, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citadel, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank, where he built and modernized global equity and quantitative platforms. He serves on the Carnegie Mellon Computational Finance Advisory Board and combines deep engineering training—holding an MSEE in Electronic Engineering from Politecnico di Milano—with decades of hands-on leadership in top-tier financial institutions. Based in Abu Dhabi, he leverages cross-border experience to drive high-performance quant strategies in a regional hub. He has a strong track record of delivering end-to-end solutions that unify research, development, and execution to improve trading efficiency and risk controls.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Politecnico di Milano
English, Italian, German, French
Github Skills (27)
wrapper9
quantitative9
gdax-api8
python-client8
coinbase-api8
backtesting-trading-strategies8
coinbase8
trading8
finance7
exchange7
websocket-client6
algorithmic-trading6
api6
ethereum6
quantitative-finance6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NehrenD/algo_trading_and_quant_strategies
Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
Supplemental Material for Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Strategies
Contributions:33 commits, 1 PR, 27 pushes in 1 year
algorithmic-tradingbacktesting-trading-strategiestradingquantitative-tradingquantitative-finance
NehrenD/algo_trading_book
Oct 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 125 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
book-tradingalgo-tradingtradingalgo
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