Balyasny reshuffles AI team as research head moves into trading
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · first reported by Hedgeweek
Balyasny Asset Management has reorganised its applied AI team, according to eFinancialCareers as relayed by Hedgeweek. Peter Anderson, who led research for applied AI, becomes head of autonomous strategies in the hedge fund's fundamental equities division.
Gearoid Murphy takes over Anderson's research post as head of applied AI research. He is San Francisco-based and comes from Google's X innovation lab. Itamar Kestenbaum has also joined as a senior AI engineer in New York, moving from Meta, where he was a senior infrastructure engineer.
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