Tomas Protivinsky

Tomas Protivinsky is a Czech economist and researcher at the think-tank IDEA pri CERGE-EI, where he works on education policy (teacher grading practices, talent, school admissions), energy and emissions-permit policy, pension funds and graduate earnings. He studied mathematics at Charles University, then mathematics, economics and psychology at Masaryk University, and took an MA in Economics at CERGE-EI. His LinkedIn profile records a period as Senior Quantitative Researcher at G-Research (2015-2022), a London quantitative research and technology business; IDEA's own page independently confirms he previously worked as a quantitative researcher at a London-based financial firm. He represents the Czech Republic as an IMO contestant in 2001 (honourable mention) and 2002 (bronze medal).

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• IDEA's own researchers page (primary source) independently states he 'previously worked as a quantitative researcher at a London-based financial firm' and joined the IDEA think tank as a researcher in 2022 - the first non-index corroboration of the quantitative-research employment, though it does not name G-Research.2022
• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. A real past role - Senior Quantitative Researcher at G-Research, 2015-2022 - is recorded on his profile, not a student program, insight day, camp, scholarship or incoming offer. Identity is supported (Czech IMO contestant, with education and geography matching the same profile). G-Research is verified from its own site as a quantitative research and technology business, i.e. truly in quantitative finance; and IDEA's primary researchers page independently states he previously worked as a quantitative researcher at a London-based financial firm. Caveat: the dated role and employer name come from LinkedIn profile enrichment (index-sourced); IDEA's page corroborates the quantitative-research role but does not name G-Research, so the index is not reported as primary confirmation of the specific employer.2022
• G-Research, listed as his employer as Senior Quantitative Researcher 2015-2022, describes itself as 'a leading quantitative research and technology business', i.e. genuinely in quantitative finance; its own site is primary confirmation of the employer's business, though the employment itself is LinkedIn-index sourced.2026
• LinkedIn profile (index-sourced) lists current role Researcher at IDEA pri CERGE-EI since 2022, past Senior Quantitative Researcher at G-Research 2015-2022, and Researcher at Centrum obcanskeho vzdelavani 2010-2012; these are index-only claims until corroborated by primary sources.2022
• Identity anchor confirmed: Czech contestant Tomas Protivinsky competed at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2001 (honourable mention, 10 points, rank 243) and 2002 (bronze medal, 16 points, rank 191), both for the Czech Republic.2002
• Public work email [contact omitted] is published on his IDEA researchers page.2026
• At IDEA his research focuses on education policy (teacher grading practices, talent, school admissions), energy and emissions-permit policy, pension funds and graduate earnings.2026
• Education spans mathematics, economics and psychology: BSc Mathematics, Charles University (2006); BSc Psychology & Environmental Studies, Masaryk University (2010); MSc Mathematics & Economics, Masaryk University (2013); MSc Psychology, Masaryk University (2014); MA Economics, CERGE-EI (2015).2015
• Public author page at Seznam Zpravy: writes and is quoted on emissions permits, energy policy and school admissions, frequently co-authoring with Daniel Munich.2026
• Profiled by Generace F as 'ekonom, think-tank IDEA pri CERGE-EI', indicating a public-facing economist identity distinct from a finance-practitioner one.2025
• Appears as a podcast guest on IDEA Talks discussing emissions permits ('Emisni povolenky: k cemu jsou a jak je udrzet pod kontrolou'), with a related YouTube short.2024
• IMO 2002 bronze: scored P1=7 and P4=7 of 7, 16 of 42 points overall.2002