Ben Delo
Born in Sheffield, Ben Delo was educated at Lord Williams's School and graduated from Oxford University in 2005 with a double honours degree in mathematics and computer science.
Born in Sheffield, Ben Delo was educated at Lord Williams's School and graduated from Oxford University in 2005 with a double honours degree in mathematics and computer science.
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Born in Sheffield, Ben Delo was educated at Lord Williams's School and graduated from Oxford University in 2005 with a double honours degree in mathematics and computer science.
Delo began his professional career as a software engineer at IBM, where he was named inventor on numerous patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office.
He then went on to develop high-frequency trading systems at hedge funds and banks such as GSA Capital and J.P. Morgan, trading predominantly in kdb+/Q.
His experience covers the design, architecture and implementation of quantitative infrastructure, systems and tools.
In 2014, Delo met Arthur Hayes and Sam Reed and together the trio co-founded BitMEX, a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform.
In October 2018, Delo donated £5 million to his alma mater of Oxford Worcester College and became the youngest major donor in the College's 305-year history.
In April 2019, Delo signed The Giving Pledge, a programme orchestrated by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, announcing his intention to donate at least half of his wealth during his lifetime. In his pledge letter, Delo states that his initial philanthropic interests are focused on long-term, large-scale problems and catastrophic risk reduction and that he is inspired by the philosophy of effective altruism. That month, Delo also became a member of Giving What We Can.
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