Raj Agrawal

Overview

Raj Agrawal is a cofounder at Traversal [1][2][3]. Agrawal holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [11], where Agrawal worked as a graduate student researcher from September 2017 to April 2021 [9]. Agrawal also holds Bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley [12][13]. Prior to founding Traversal in November 2023 [3], Agrawal served as Chief Scientist at ArbiLex from January 2022 to March 2023 [7], having previously held the position of AI Lead there from March 2019 to January 2022 [8]. Agrawal was a Research Affiliate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and a Research Scientist at Basis Research Institute, both positions held from May 2023 to April 2024 [4][5].

Career history

1. CofounderNov 2023 to presentTraversal
2. BIResearch AffiliateMay 2023 to Apr 2024Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
3. BRResearch ScientistMay 2023 to Apr 2024Basis Research Institute
4. AAdvisorMar 2023 to May 2023ArbiLex
5. AChief ScientistJan 2022 to Mar 2023ArbiLex
6. AAI LeadMar 2019 to Jan 2022ArbiLex
7. Graduate Student ResearcherSep 2017 to Apr 2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. FCData ScientistJun 2017 to Aug 2017Farallon Capital Management

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science2017 - 2021Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Bachelor's degree, Mathematics2013 - 2017University of California, Berkeley
3. Bachelor's degree, Statistics2013 - 2017University of California, Berkeley