Summary
Stepan Drapak is a data-driven risk and trading operations leader with 11 years' experience building quant and ML systems for trading and enterprise analytics. Currently Chief of Risk and Trading Operations at Data-Driven Lab, he previously led data science and mid-frequency trading teams, combining academic rigor from MSU (Computational and Applied Mathematics) with research stints at Apple and Samsung AI. He brings hands-on expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and trading infrastructure, having moved projects from research prototypes to production in finance and industry. An unusual blend of private pilot and deep technical background, he pairs disciplined operational thinking with a researcher's curiosity to tackle high-stakes, real-time decision problems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Lomonosov Moscow State University