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Tammer Kamel

Tammer Kamel

Formal First Name
Tammer
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Tammer Kamel is the Head of Quandl at Nasdaq. He leverages his extensive knowledge of technology and quantitative investment strategy in advising many of the world’s leading hedge funds on their risk management, technology, and infrastructure. Kamel is also regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on alternative data. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial data analysis and risk management.

Professional Experience


Academic History

  • Kamel is a computer engineer by training.
  • He created Quandl to solve a problem he encountered in his 15-year career in finance: the time, effort, and resources required to acquire and prepare data for analysis. 
  • He programmed the first version of Quandl with the goal of making it easy for anyone to find and use high-quality data effectively in their professional decision-making.
  • He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.