Tarek Mansour
Tarek Mansour is the Founder and CEO of Kalshi, the first federally regulated exchange dedicated to trading on future events. The platform holds the distinction as the first modern market in which US citizens are legally allowed to place wagers. Under his leadership, Kalshi became the original platform in the stand alone prediction marketplace industry, allowing users to trade on the outcomes of various events, including political elections. Prior to starting Kalshi with fellow MIT graduate Luana Lopes Lara, he was a Trader for Citadel, Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies, and interned at Goldman Sachs. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Tarek has also done work as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a quantitative trader for various institutions.
Tarek Mansour Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Theory of Deep Learning Researcher
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Quantitative Trader
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Senior Consultant
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Equity Derivatives Analyst
Academic History
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B.Sc., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Consultant, MIT Consulting Group
President, MIT Arab Students Organizations
ABOUT KALSHI
Kalshi is the first CFTC-regulated exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events.
Its exchange allows investors to buy yes or no positions on possible events through a novel asset class called event contracts.
From inflation, to fed rates, to unemployment, to the government shutdown, Kalshi allows people to trade on a broad range of topics.
The firm has developed a new asset class, event contracts, where you can buy "Yes" or "No" positions with respect to whether an event will happen or not.
RECOGNITION
2022 Forbes 30 Under 30: The Standouts/Finance
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Tarek has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, and Institutional Investor.
He has also been featured in CoinDesk, The Block, TechCrunch and Real Vision.