Nicole Kagan

Heading up the academic research division of Kalshi, occasionally curating thoughts into articles

Making markets move! I write the contracts that underpin Kalshi markets and certify them with the CFTC!

I make markets move! Work directly with the Head of Markets and Market Operations team. Responsible for market research and design (contract structure in line with CFTC regulatory interests), working cross-functionally with compliance, legal, and growth. Ex-YC, backed by Paradigm, Sequoia, Neo, and others!

Responsible for client AI strategy design and engagement, spearheading and assisting 5-7 figure deals.

Building the AI interface for knowledge work. Backed by a16z, Index, Google Ventures, and Peter Thiel.

Key part of the short-rate trading machine on the Macro team, with a particular focus on emerging markets. In March 2022, the Macro team merged with Fixed Income to become the Rates team, and I became the team RP for Australia and the United Kingdom.

Course Assistant for Econ 50: Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems (Raj Chetty & Greg Bruich).

Student Advisor at the Office of International Education

Research assistant to Matthew Reichert in the Harvard Department of Government on a Russian-language text-analysis project.

I assist students in all concentrations with course writing assignments and fellowship/grant/graduate school applications. Tutors are selected based on a demonstrated record of academic excellence across multiple fields, a writing sample, a letter of interest, and a rigorous interview.

Course Assistant for Statistics 104 (Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics) - Taught weekly section and hold office hours to assist students with course concepts and homework programs - Graded weekly homework assignments, midterm, and final exams - Rated 4.5+/5 by students on end-of-semester course climate survey Selected comment: "Nicole gives amazing help and feedback. She is the reason why I passed this course."

Research assistant in the Labor & Worklife Program. Working with Dr. Ashley Nunes and Professor Richard Freeman on research into the viability of autonomous vehicle technology.

Offered return internship for summer 2021.

Y1: PhD-level coursework in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics, as well as Advanced Mathematics (Measure Theory & Real Analysis) and Empirical Research Methods (Data Analysis and Visualisation in R). Y2: Graduate coursework in Machine Learning (Theory and Empirical Applications), Political Economy, Economic History of Financial Markets Thesis: Headlines and Headwinds: How Financial Markets Respond to Geopolitical Shocks (using LLM parsing to predict movement across diverse global financial markets)

Accelerated A.M. as part of A.B./A.M. program. Perfect academic record. Thesis comments included: "This is a brilliant MA thesis. It is one of the best theses I have seen in the Davis Center MA program in the last two decades."

John Harvard Scholar (2019-21) PBK Senior 48 Debate achievements include: - 7th Speaker in the United States Overall (SOTY) 2021 - Top 8 team at U.S. APDA Nationals 2021 - WUDC Break & Partial Double Octofinalist 2021 [Top 48 partnership in world] - 3rd Novice Speaker at the North American Debate Championships 2019 - 7th Novice Speaker at American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) Nationals 2018-19 - 9th Novice Speaker in the United States Overall (9th NOTY) - 5th Overall Speaker at ANU Spring, Melbourne Mini - 2nd Overall Speaker at Smith APDA - Finalist - USU IV, Brandeis IV (Novice), Wellesley GM, Melbourne Mini, Brown II - Semi-Finalist - ANU Spring IV, Brandeis IV, Williams, Smith, Providence College, Brandeis APDA, Dartmouth, Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championships, North American Debate Championships, Hart House IV - Champion: Dartmouth/Wesleyan/Temple 2021, Cambridge WGM 2021 - Club of the Year (Harvard) National Champions (2019-20 season)