Jon David McAuliffe

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Voleon Capital Management LP

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Health Technology

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Dr. Jon D.
McAuliffe is a Chief Investment Officer at Voleon Capital Management LP.
He is heading the firm’s investment-strategy research and development.
He is also Adjunct Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
His research focuses on theory and methodology for large-scale data analysis.
Dr. McAuliffe has a substantial track record of successful innovation in applying statistical methods to real-life prediction problems, particularly in the financial markets.
He was formerly a Vice President at D.
E.
Shaw & Co., where he researched, developed, and managed statistical arbitrage trading strategies.
Prior to joining Voleon, he built recommender systems at Amazon.com, real-time click prediction rules at search-keyword portfolio manager Efficient Frontier, and genotype-calling algorithms at microarray maker Affymetrix.
He earned his Ph.D.
in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.
He also holds an A.B. in Computer Science, with honors, and an S.M.
in Applied Mathematics, both from Harvard University.

Jon David McAuliffe active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Voleon Capital Management LP Voleon Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Voleon implements one or more quantitative-based strategies utilizing a variety of asset classes and financial instruments. The firm uses a range of quantitative tools to seek to identify profit opportunities, to construct portfolios in a cost-efficient manner, and to manage the overall risk of the funds’ portfolios. They combine an academic approach to research with an emphasis on scalability and risk management to deliver cutting-edge technology at the forefront of the finance industry.	Founder	31/12/2006

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Former positions of Jon David McAuliffe

Companies	Position	End
AFFYMETRIX, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/07/2003
Vindigo, Inc. Vindigo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Publishes and distributes mobile media for wireless phones and PDAs	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/07/2000
AMAZON.COM, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	29/02/2000
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing.	Analyst-Equity	28/02/1999
Juno Online Services, Inc. Juno Online Services, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides access to e-mail, navigational tools, and the Internet	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/01/1996

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Affymetrix, Inc. Affymetrix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis	Health Technology
Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade Provides online retail shopping services	Retail Trade
Juno Online Services, Inc. Juno Online Services, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides access to e-mail, navigational tools, and the Internet	Communications
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing.	Finance
Voleon Capital Management LP Voleon Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Voleon implements one or more quantitative-based strategies utilizing a variety of asset classes and financial instruments. The firm uses a range of quantitative tools to seek to identify profit opportunities, to construct portfolios in a cost-efficient manner, and to manage the overall risk of the funds’ portfolios. They combine an academic approach to research with an emphasis on scalability and risk management to deliver cutting-edge technology at the forefront of the finance industry.	Finance
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Vindigo, Inc. Vindigo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Publishes and distributes mobile media for wireless phones and PDAs	Technology Services
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services