Igor Tsirlin

Igor Tsirlin is an experienced financial professional currently serving as the Head of Execution Strategy at Balyasny Asset Management L.P., where responsibilities include leading execution research for macro and equities and overseeing central risk book functions with an emphasis on cost optimization and turnover reduction. Prior to this role, Igor was the Americas Head of Electronic Trading, Portfolio Trading, and Cash Execution Platforms at Citi, specializing in cash execution and electronic trading product research and management. Additional experience includes positions as Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Associate at Lehman Brothers, as well as early roles as Senior Consultant at Alliance Consulting, where contributions included architecting elements of the Barnes & Noble website, and Site Architect at WeMedia. Igor holds an MBA in Financial Instruments and Markets from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Computer Science from Binghamton University.