Dr. Ilia Bouchouev

Commodities Quant Lab, Director

Bio

Dr. Ilia Bouchouev is the former President of Koch Global Partners where he launched and subsequently managed global derivatives trading business for over 20 years. Over the years, he introduced several commodity derivatives products and is widely recognized as one of the pioneers in quantitative energy trading.

Ilia earned Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1997. Upon his retirement from a successful business career, he returned to academia to share his knowledge and vast trading experiences. In addition to his current role as the Director of Commodities Quant Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, he also teaches energy trading at New York University, and is a senior research fellow with The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. He has published in many academic and industry journals, and is frequently quoted by the media. He also testified on energy markets for the U.S. House Subcommittee.

Dr. Bouchouev is the author of the popular book "Virtual Barrels" [amazon link] on quantitative oil trading.