Mihaela Enachescu

Mihaela Irina Enachescu is a computer scientist and quantitative-finance professional. She earned a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard (1998-2002, magna cum laude) and a PhD in theoretical computer science from Stanford (2008, advisor Ashish Goel; thesis on network routing optimization). She represented Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1997 (bronze) and 1998 (silver). After research roles at HP Labs, NEC Labs and Stanford, and a Summer 2007 summer associate role at Goldman Sachs, she worked at Goldman Sachs (IMD core strats; Network Architect) and then Two Sigma as VP Asset Management (2015-2019) and VP Risk Management (2019-2024). LinkedIn enrichment lists her as Head of Trading Systems at WealthPlus in New York.

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• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. Mihaela Enachescu held actual roles at Two Sigma, a systematic/quantitative hedge fund: Vice President Asset Management (2015-2019) and Vice President Risk Management (2019-2024), preceded by Goldman Sachs (IMD core strats; Network Architect) and a Summer 2007 Goldman Sachs summer associate role. Identity is supported by her own academic site, her 2007 resume, LinkedIn enrichment, and press coverage of her Two Sigma departure. These are employment roles, not student programs or competitions.Nov 21, 2024
• Represented Canada at the IMO twice: Bronze medal 1997 (21 pts, rank 142) and Silver medal 1998 (30 pts, rank 38).Jul 1, 1998
• LinkedIn enrichment (index-derived, not independent primary-source confirmation) lists her current role as Head of Trading Systems at WealthPlus, a New York workplace benefits/wealth platform (360 Madison Avenue), which suggests a move into trading-systems leadership at a non-hedge-fund firm after Two Sigma; verify against the company directly.
• Press coverage of Two Sigma's November 2024 restructuring names 'Mihaela Enachescu, a former Goldman Sachs strat who'd worked there since 2015' among departures, corroborating the 2015 start and Goldman Sachs background while implying the Two Sigma tenure ended by late 2024.Nov 21, 2024
• PhD in theoretical Computer Science at Stanford (Theory Group; advisor Ashish Goel), graduating 2008; dissertation 'Network routing optimization: theory and practice'.Jan 1, 2008
• Personal academic site lists Summer 2007 as Summer Associate at Goldman Sachs NY, Summer 2006 research internship at NEC Labs, Summer 2005 as instructor for Stanford's Design and Analysis of Algorithms (CS161), and Summer 2004 research internship at HP Labs.Jan 1, 2007
• Her own 2007 resume lists research roles/internships: Stanford Research Assistant (Algorithms for Networking), NEC Labs Princeton Research Associate (Summer 2006), HP Labs Palo Alto Research Associate (Summer 2004), and Harvard undergraduate research in coding theory and web graphs.Jan 1, 2007
• Published research in networking algorithms, including 'Scale-Free Aggregation in Sensor Networks' (ALGOSENSORS, Finland, July 2004) and 'Routers with very small buffers' (IEEE INFOCOM 2006), with collaborators in Stanford's RAIN group.Jan 1, 2006
• BA in Mathematics and Computer Science, Harvard (1998-2002), Magna cum Laude; undergraduate advisor Michael Mitzenmacher; Harvard College Scholarship/Dean's List all eight semesters.