Edgar Perez

Edgar Perez
File:Edgar Perez 01.jpg Perez addressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Born	February 7, 1974 (1974-02-07) (age 50) Lima, Peru
Education	Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (B.S.), Universidad ESAN (M.M.), Columbia Business School (M.B.A.)
Occupation(s)	Author of "The Speed Traders" and "Knightmare on Wall Street" and director of global programs on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, deep learning and cybersecurity
Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Cyber security, High-frequency trading, Investing
Website	mredgarperez.com

Edgar Perez (born February 7, 1974) is an American-Peruvian business author, keynote speaker and corporate trainer, who lives in New York. He has been invited to speak at Columbia University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Fudan University, Pace University, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peking University, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, University of International Business and Economics  and Hult International Business School.  He is the author of The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, and has been featured internationally on artificial intelligence  and deep learning, quantum computing, cybersecurity  and the metaverse.

Education

Perez was born in Lima, Peru. From 1990 to 1994, he attended Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería), earning a B.S. in Systems Engineering; he was elected there as president of the students’ center. Later, he was the youngest graduate ever to receive a Masters in Management from Universidad ESAN in 1997. He later attended Columbia Business School and received his M.B.A. in Finance and Management. He speaks English and Spanish.Perez was born in Lima, Peru. From 1990 to 1994, he attended Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería), earning a B.S. in Systems Engineering; he was elected there as president of the students’ center. Later, he was the youngest graduate ever to receive a Masters in Management from Universidad ESAN in 1997. He later attended Columbia Business School and received his M.B.A. in Finance and Management. He speaks English and Spanish.

Additional Affiliations

Perez is a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) and Guidepoint Global Advisors, and fellow with the Ponemon Institute . He is a former consultant with McKinsey & Company, senior consultant with IBM Global Services, and vice president at Citigroup.Perez is a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) and Guidepoint Global Advisors, and fellow with the Ponemon Institute . He is a former consultant with McKinsey & Company, senior consultant with IBM Global Services, and vice president at Citigroup.

Career

Perez is a keynote speaker and corporate trainer on cutting-edge technologies  and their impact on business. He has addressed executives in the world's major financial centers, including Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, Lima, London, Miami, Naples, New York City, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Scott Air Force Base, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Stockholm, Taipei, Warsaw, Washington DC and Zhongshan.

Perez has been featured on CNBC (Cash Flow, Street Signs,  Squawk on the Street,  Worldwide Exchange  and Squawk Box ), CNN (Quest Means Business ), Fox Business (After the Bell  and Countdown to the Closing Bell ), Bloomberg Television, China Business News, BNN Bloomberg, América Televisión,  China Central Television,  TV Perú, Bankier.pl,  TheStreet.com,  China Radio International, CNN en Español, Radio Taiwan International, China Global Television Network, among others, to discuss topics including high-frequency trading, information technology and future developments.

Perez has been featured by The Wall Street Journal,  The New York Times,  Institutional Investor,  People’s Daily, HuffPost,  The Star,  Dallas Morning News,  South China Morning Post, Valor Econômico,  iMoney, Sina Finance,  Caixin,  The Korea Herald,  Tencent News,  and many other newspapers and magazines.

Perez has appeared before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Americas Society / Council of the Americas,  Beijing Municipal People's Government, the European American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, CFA Society Singapore and Hong Kong Securities Institute.  He has presented at a number of professional forums around the world, including the CME Group's Global Financial Leadership Conference,  Seminarium’s The Cybersecurity Conference,  Open Door Media’s Fund Selector Summit,  Seedstars’ Latam Summit  in the Americas, the European Institute’s CEO Roundtable, Institutional Investor's Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Travelers’ Techsure and GRC World Forums’ PrivSec  in Europe, and Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC Shanghai, Shine Consultant’s Global InsurTech Leaders,  Fixed Income & FX Leader Summit APAC,  TradeTech, FIXGlobal Face2Face, EqualOcean’s World Innovators Meet 2020,  and The Asian Banker’s Middle East & Africa International Finance Summit 2019  in Asia.

Works

Perez's first book was entitled The Speed Traders: An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World and detailed the evolution of high-frequency trading as well as details of some of its public misconceptions around the Flash Crash. This book includes a thorough discussion of the interaction between high frequency traders and retail and institutional investors as well as detailed interviews with practitioners from American and European firms.

On August 1, 2013, Perez released his second book, Knightmare on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets. Knightmare on Wall Street is the account of the hours following Knight Capital's August 1, 2012 trading disruption which led to a $400 million rescue by Jefferies, Blackstone Group, GETCO, Stifel Financial, TD Ameritrade and Stephens. Perez's book reviews the initial years of Knight Capital since its founding in 1995 by Walter Raquet and Kenneth Pasternak, and closes with the acquisition of the company by GETCO; the combination was later renamed KCG Holdings.

Perez has been widely quoted on the impact of disruptive technologies  such as artificial intelligence.  Government officials  and global executives  have come to appreciate his wide-ranging insights on strategic management  and disruptive innovation.  Perez is deeply versed and articulate about artificial intelligence,  cybersecurity,  quantum computing,   and the metaverse,  subjects on which he has addressed thousands of top executives around the world through keynote speeches and corporate training programs.  He is a critic of speculation with cryptographic tokens like NFTs and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, while supportive of efforts by central banks to develop their own digital currencies  (CBDCs).

External links

• Edgar Perez official website