Leigh Drogen
Leigh Drogen is the General Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Starkiller Capital, a leading quantitative asset management firm focused on systematic trading strategies in the digital asset and cryptocurrency markets. Drogen is widely recognized as a pioneer at the intersection of quantitative finance and blockchain technology, applying rigorous data science, factor modeling, and institutional-grade research to an emerging asset class. He is also the Founder of Estimize, the world’s largest crowdsourced financial estimates platform, used by investors, analysts, and financial institutions to gain more accurate and diversified earnings and economic forecasts. Prior to his work in crypto, Drogen gained deep experience in quantitative finance through his role at a quantitative hedge fund and as one of the earliest employees at StockTwits, where he contributed to product strategy and business development for what became one of the most influential social platforms for traders.
Leigh Drogen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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General Partner and Chief Investment Officer
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Founder and CEO
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Product Manager and Media Director
Academic History
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B.A., Political Science, Economics
EARLY CAREER
Before launching Starkiller Capital, Drogen founded Surfview Capital, a quantitative investment management firm in New York focused on medium-frequency momentum strategies across global equities.
He was an early team member at StockTwits, where he helped develop product strategy and business development for one of the most influential social platforms for traders, shaping how real-time market sentiment is captured and analyzed.
Drogen began his career as a quantitative trader at Geller Capital, a White Plains–based fund, where he managed strategies centered on earnings acceleration, analyst estimate-revision models, price momentum, and proprietary sentiment indicators.
RECOGNITIONS
2014 Forbes 30 Under 30
2014 Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies
2014 Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs
2014 Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies
2013 Forbes 9 Hottest Startups
MEDIA PRESENCE & PUBLICATIONS
Drogen is a frequent commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg, where he discusses markets, quantitative investing, and financial technology.
He has appeared as a guest on the Meb Faber Research Podcast, spoken at CFA Society New York, and is regularly featured in top-tier financial media.
His commentary and insights have been published or quoted in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Fortune, TheStreet, Real Vision, WeWork, and other leading outlets covering fintech, digital assets, and market innovation.