Lawrence Madzwara is a financial engineer, consultant, quantitative researcher, and author with more than 20 years of experience in financial markets. He has held various roles including trader, CEO, trainer, and consultant. Lawrence specializes in Quantitative Trading & Portfolio Optimization, as well as Mathematical & Machine Learning Research. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Geophysics from the University of the Witwatersrand. Lawrence has worked at Nedbank as the Head of Global Credit Derivatives & Product Development, including Islamic Finance. He also focused on Interest Rate Derivatives and Currency Options/Forwards as a Quantitative Dealer. Additionally, he served as the Chief Executive for Legae Securities and the Chief Technical Officer for Elezean Institute. Lawrence is interested in the impact of machine learning and AI on companies and the world of work.
