Benedikt Lotter is an accomplished and highly educated quantitative researcher with a diverse range of skills encompassing finance, statistics, economics, and computer science. He began his academic journey at the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School, earning a bachelor's degree in both engineering and economics, and has since gone on to work at some of the most prominent investment firms in the world, including Citadel LLC and Silver Lake. Benedikt has also been an entrepreneurial force to be reckoned with, co-founding both GreenVote and Polar Dynamics, and serving as a product management intern at Opower. His passion for technology, politics, and economics has driven much of his professional career, with his research interests focusing on quantitative modeling and analysis.