John Wightkin

Chicago Quantitative Alliance is a non-profit, international professional organization dedicated to advancing quantitative investing through collaboration among investment managers, academics, plan sponsors, and consultants. The private company is based in Naperville, IL. The organization facilitates the exchange of ideas and discussions among quantitative investment practitioners, organizes annual conferences, academic competitions, and a simulated equity portfolio management competition for students. It also hosts academic competitions for non-tenured professors and doctoral students, promotes research in quantitative finance, and provides a resource hub with materials on quantitative finance, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.