Kirk McKeown, a distinguished figure in financial engineering, will be speaking at the Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan 2026 AI & Future of Finance Conference on September 11, 2026. As a co-founder of Carbon Arc, McKeown leverages over twenty years of experience in hedge fund research to revolutionize the way institutional investors handle alternative data. His career is marked by leadership roles at Point72, where he developed proprietary research platforms, and Glenview Capital, where he honed thematic research capabilities. With an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from Harvard, McKeown is celebrated for integrating fundamental investing with alternative data to maintain a competitive edge.
How Did Kirk McKeown Transition from Physics to Financial Engineering?
