Misha Malyshev

Mikhail “Misha” Malyshev is founder and CEO of Teza Group, a science and technology driven global quantitative trading firm based in Chicago, Illinois.

Misha Malyshev attended the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, earning a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in Theoretical Physics. After coming to the United States, Malyshev earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Astrophysics in 1998.

Malyshev began his career in 1998 at Bell Laboratories conducting research until 2000. He spent the next three years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. In 2003, he joined Citadel Investment Group and developed a quantitative trading business within the Quantitative Analytics group. He was appointed to the position of Managing Director and Global Head of High Frequency Trading; under his direction, the group made $1 billion in 2008. He resigned in 2009 and started his own firm. The move prompted Citadel to file a lawsuit in which Malyshev was required to pay a fine.

Malyshev founded the global quantitative trading firm Teza Group and its affiliate Teza Technologies in 2009. He serves as CEO of the firm. Named after a river in western Russia, the firm is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York City, Austin, and London. He would later establish Teza Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor.

Malyshev has also served as a contributing author to Smart Business Chicago.

Misha Malyshev is a donor and sponsor for the Adler Planetarium. He serves on the board of directors of After-School All-Stars and is on the advisory board of After School Matters. He is a member of the global leadership council for buildOn,where he has contributed money to fund the building of schools in developing countries.