Jaber Zarezadeh

Jaber Zarezadeh represented the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad, where he won a gold medal with 28/42 points. His verifiable public record from 2010 onward is academic: he passed Northwestern University's economics first-year preliminary examinations with distinction in 2010, was repeatedly acknowledged for research assistance in economics papers (Glazer-Rubinstein 2012; Dekel et al. 2014, 2016), worked as a research assistant in Northwestern's Center for Economic Theory (2014-2016), and authored a 2026 SSRN preprint on first- and second-price auctions with reselling. A local people index additionally ties his LinkedIn profile to a 'Garden Leave' entry at Citadel Securities in Greater Chicago; this employment claim is index-only and not confirmed by any primary source.

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• INDEX-ONLY CLAIM (not primary-source confirmed): a local people index ties identity 'taiga-664358862' to LinkedIn /in/jaber-zarezadeh-562247191 with title 'Garden Leave', company 'Citadel Securities', location 'Greater Chicago'. No independent primary source found that confirms an actual Citadel Securities role.Sep 2026
• Quant employment verification: UNRESOLVED. The only quant-finance employment lead is index-only ('Garden Leave' at Citadel Securities) and is not corroborated by any primary source; the verifiable public record instead shows an academic economics path (Northwestern PhD prelims 2010, research assistant 2014-2016, 2026 SSRN preprint). No primary source confirms a past/present role or internship at a quantitative trading firm.Sep 2026
• Gold medalist representing the Islamic Republic of Iran at IMO 2006 (Ljubljana), 28/42 points (7,7,0,7,7,0).Jul 2006
• Authored preprint 'First and Second Price Auctions with Reselling Opportunities on Networks' (SSRN, DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6743239), Jan 2026.Jan 2026
• Research assistant, Northwestern Center for Economic Theory: 2014-2015 (Fall, Winter, Spring) and 2015-2016 (Fall, Winter, Spring).2015
• Passed Northwestern University economics first-year preliminary examinations with distinction (2010 cohort).Sep 2010
• Employer classification: Citadel Securities is a market maker / electronic trading firm operating in quantitative finance, so a genuine role there would count as quantitative employment; the claim remains index-only and unverified.Sep 2026
• A teaching-assistant testimonial names 'Dr. Jaber Zarezadeh' co-teaching 'Microeconomics 1' (instructors Dr. Jaber Zarezadeh and Dr. Farshad Fatemi, Tehran) around early 2025, suggesting a possible faculty teaching role in Iran; identity not yet confirmed as the same person.Jan 2025
• Thanked for 'excellent research assistance' in Dekel, Friedenberg & Siniscalchi, 'Lexicographic Beliefs and Assumption' (2016).May 2016
• Thanked for 'excellent RA work' in Dekel, Piccione & Yilankaya, 'The strategic dis/advantage of voting early' (2014).2014
• Acknowledged (for discussion) in Glazer & Rubinstein, 'A Model of Persuasion with Boundedly Rational Agents', J. Political Economy 120(6), 2012.Dec 2012
• Listed among Northwestern/Kellogg 2011 Conflict & Cooperation Conference participants.2011