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Tharsis Souza, PhD is a Computer Scientist, author, and innovator passionate about data-driven products.

Director of Strategic Innovation at Qontigo, a recently formed financial intelligence company bringing together Axioma Inc., DAX and STOXX to deliver the most sophisticated analytics and market-defining indices. Tharsis is responsible for Product Incubation / AI / Advanced Analytics with a mission to create new fintech businesses that drive growth for the firm.

Previously, he co-founded the Financial Services vertical at Yewno Inc., an award-winning Silicon Valley-based tech start-up, launching a portfolio of AI-based products including alternative data feeds, indexes and an investment management platform.

Prior to Yewno, Tharsis was part of the prestigious UK PhD Centre in Financial Computing and Data Science. Before that, Tharsis launched new risk and trading products at the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) and at Itaú Unibanco after starting his career as a Software Engineer.

Tharsis holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCL, University of London following an M.Phil. in Computer Science, an M.Sc. in Computer Science and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering.

Selected Interviews and Talks

FactSet Investment Process Symposium - Innovative Data Panel

Factset Symposyum

BattleFin Alternative Data - Interview



Beryl Elites - The Disruptors in Investment Management





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