Kevin McNew
Founder Quantum Hedging | Unleashing the Power of AI to Transform Ag Commodity Trading | Market Intelligence Lab Director | 30+ Year Agriculture Economist | Consciousness Chaser
- Role
- Founder and Director of Research at Quantum Hedging
- Location
- Bozeman, MT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin McNew
Kevin grew up on a farm in Oklahoma, and brings 32 years of experience in econometrics, market analysis and advanced statistical modeling. At Quantum Hedging, Kevin drives the quantitative analysis, guiding AI to determine the market factors most influential on agricultural commodity prices and leveraging machine learning to generate precise probabilities of our price forecasting models and trading strategies. Prior to founding Quantum Hedging, Kevin founded the leading market intelligence firm, GeoGrain, serving industry titans such as Cargill and Bloomberg. He became the Chief Economist at Farmers Business Network in 2017 when GeoGrain was acquired. Kevin is highly skilled in economics and statistical modeling methodologies utilizing R, Python and SQL, and has broad experience with econometrics, market analysis, market research and agribusiness. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from North Carolina State University, specializing in Economics.
Experience
Founder and Director of Research
Aug 2023 — Present
Education
Oklahoma State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Economics
North Carolina State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics
North Carolina State University
Master of Economics, Minor in Statistics
1991
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