Jacob Chanyeol Choi

Overview

Jacob Chanyeol Choi is Co-Founder and Co-CEO at LinqAlpha [1], a generative AI-native hyper-automation platform designed to reshape investment research for hedge funds, asset managers, and investment banks [2]. Choi has held this position since 2023 [3]. Prior to founding LinqAlpha, Choi completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2019 and 2021 [7], where Choi also earned a Master's degree in the same field from 2018 to 2019 [8]. During graduate studies, Choi worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at MIT from September 2018 to August 2021 [4]. Choi's earlier experience includes a Software Engineer Internship at Boston Scientific in July 2018 [5], a Hardware Engineer position at Qualcomm from January to December 2014 [6], and participation in the University of California Education Abroad Program at UCLA studying Electrical Engineering from 2015 to 2016 [9].

Career history

1. Co-Founder & Co-CEO2023 to presentLinqAlpha
2. Graduate Research AssistantSep 2018 to Aug 2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. BSSoftware Engineer InternJul 2018 to Aug 2018Boston Scientific
4. Hardware EngineerJan 2014 to Dec 2014Qualcomm

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science2019 - 2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Master's degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science2018 - 2019Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. The University of California Education Abroad Program (Exchange Program), Electrical Engineering2015 - 2016UCLA