Jeff Glickman - Rocket Scientist and CEO of J4 Capital

02/18/20 • 27 min

Bill invites “rocket scientist” Jeff Glickman to the studio for this latest episode of “Squashing the Market." Bill and Jeff explore one of the most complex and intriguing topics in finance and technology today: the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use in the investment world. Jeff is uniquely positioned to explain this topic. An information systems guru, Jeff built his first computer at age nine. At age sixteen, he taught semiconductor physics at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaigne. He has delivered advanced technology and services to a range of organizations including The Department of Defense, Ford Motor Company, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery and NASA, among many others. Most of Jeff’s work has been in artificial and machine intelligence, image processing and pattern recognition. He holds approximately 50 patents in multiple disciplines including machine intelligence, computer architecture, communications and pattern recognition. Jeff is the founder and CEO of J4 Capital, a Registered Investment Advisor that uses AI and machine learning to implement its investment strategy. Produced, engineered, and edited by Sam Swanson. Music by Alex Atchley.

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