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Leadership Team

Guided by a team of industry veterans and scientific pioneers. We combine PhD-level quantitative research with rigorous institutional risk management and decades of experience at the world's leading financial institutions.
Investment Committee
Dr. Eleanor Sterling
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Eleanor Sterling

MBA, Wharton School
BS Mathematics, MIT
CFA
Ex-Goldman Sachs

Eleanor brings 20 years of macroeconomic strategy experience. Formerly a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, she oversaw a $5B quantitative equity portfolio. She specializes in bridging traditional alpha generation with machine learning methodologies.

Marcus Chen
Chief Investment Officer
Marcus Chen

MSc Financial Mathematics, Chicago
BS Physics, Caltech
Ex-Citadel
Ex-Two Sigma

Marcus leads the fund's algorithmic trading strategies. Prior to AI Futures, he served as Head of Systematic Trading at Citadel Securities. His expertise lies in market microstructure and volatility modeling using deep neural networks.

Technology & Research
Dr. Sarah Al-Fayed
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Sarah Al-Fayed

PhD Computer Science, Stanford
MSc AI, Edinburgh
Ex-DeepMind
TensorFlow Contributor

Dr. Al-Fayed architects the firm's proprietary AI infrastructure. A published author on reinforcement learning for finance, she previously led the predictive modeling team at Google DeepMind applied to financial time-series data.

Dr. Michael Torres
Head of Quantitative Research
Dr. Michael Torres

PhD Applied Mathematics, Princeton
BS Mathematics, Berkeley
Ex-Renaissance Technologies
CQF

Michael leads the research team developing next-generation trading signals. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Princeton and previously worked at Renaissance Technologies on statistical arbitrage strategies.

Risk & Compliance
James Thoroughgood
Chief Risk Officer
James Thoroughgood

MSc Statistics, LSE
BS Actuarial Science, Illinois
FRM
PRM
Ex-BlackRock

James ensures rigorous risk parameters across all strategies. With a background in actuarial science and 15 years at BlackRock, he oversees VaR modeling, stress testing, and liquidity management.

Elena Rostova, JD
Head of Compliance
Elena Rostova, JD

JD, Harvard Law School
BA Political Science, Yale
Ex-SEC
Bar: NY/DC

Elena manages the firm's regulatory framework and SEC compliance. She previously served as Senior Counsel at the SEC's Division of Enforcement, specializing in algorithmic trading regulations and market manipulation cases.

Institutional Pedigree

Our leadership team brings combined experience from the world's most prestigious financial institutions and technology companies.

Goldman Sachs
Citadel
Two Sigma
BlackRock
Renaissance Technologies
DeepMind
SEC

100+

Combined Years Experience

4

PhD Holders

2

CFA Charterholders

$15B+

Assets Previously Managed*
*Assets under management and experience figures reflect the collective prior experience of the leadership team at previous institutions (including Goldman Sachs, Citadel, and BlackRock) and do not represent the current assets or performance of AI Futures Fund LLC. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investments are subject to risk, including the potential loss of principal.