Tarek Mansour

Tarek Mansour is the Co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, a financial exchange that allows investors to place bets on future events, effectively creating a market for event contracts. He co-founded Kalshi in 2018 alongside Luana Lopes Lara, and the platform officially launched in July 2021 after receiving regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in November 2020.42

Professional Background

Before establishing Kalshi, Mansour gained significant experience in finance and technology. His career includes roles such as:

• Global Macro Trader at Citadel (2018-2019)
• Artificial Intelligence Researcher at MIT CSAIL (2018)
• Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies (2017-2018)
• Senior Consultant at MIT (2015-2017)
• Equity Derivatives Analyst at Goldman Sachs (2016)

Mansour holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he graduated in 2018. He also participated in the Y Combinator startup accelerator program in 2019.135

Kalshi's Mission and Impact

Kalshi was created to address the challenges investors face in hedging against uncertainties, such as political events or economic changes. The platform allows users to trade on a variety of topics, including health, climate, and economic forecasts. This innovative approach has positioned Kalshi as a potential competitor to existing prediction markets.43

Mansour's vision for Kalshi is to democratize access to financial markets, enabling both retail and institutional investors to manage risk and make informed decisions based on future events.26