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Peter Borish

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Treasurer, MƒA Board of Directors; President and CEO, Computer Trading Corporation

Peter Borish is President and CEO of Computer Trading Corporation.

Peter Borish has built a career at the intersection of technology, financial markets, and innovation. He began at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before becoming a key figure in financial market analysis and investment strategy. 

Following the 1987 market crash, Borish was appointed to the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms (Brady Commission), shaping his commitment to public policy and financial market reforms. In 1985 he joined Tudor Investment Corporation, where he played a pivotal role in expanding the firm’s research, data, and computing capabilities, helping establish it as a top global macro hedge fund. 

Currently, Borish leads Computer Trading Corporation, Borish’s consulting and investing platform which actively invests in early-stage technology startups through GP and LP investments. His investment philosophy centers on increasing market transparency, believing that better information drives better decision-making. He serves as an independent director for RMB Funds and a director as well as member of the Risk Committee of CIBC Bank USA and is audit committee certified. Additionally, he mentors young entrepreneurs. 

Beyond finance, Borish is deeply involved in nonprofit work focused on economic mobility, education, and public policy. As a founding trustee of the Robin Hood Foundation, he has contributed to efforts using data-driven strategies to combat poverty in New York City. He also serves as audit committee chair for Math for America, an organization dedicated to supporting excellence in math and science education, originally founded by Jim Simons. He was a founding trustee of the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM), which promotes public understanding of financial markets and their role in the global economy. 

Regularly sought after for his insights, Borish appears on major financial media outlets such as Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, and CNBC. He holds a B.A. in Economics and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.