Jordan McKittrick

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I’m an independent researcher with interests in quantitative finance, information theory, AI, Bayesian statistics, and complex systems.

This blog is where I think out loud about those topics, aiming to be as rigorous as I reasonably can without being unnecessarily academic. Please reach out to me on LinkedIn if you find any mistakes or think this site can be improved.

Education

PhD, Cambridge University – information theory (here’s my thesis)
MPhil, Cambridge University – statistical mechanics
MScRes, Oxford University – stochastic differential equations
BA, Columbia University – biochemistry

Experience

Head of Data, Prosperity Institute (2024–2026) – I led a small team in renovating the Legatum Prosperity Index; redesigned its statistical methodology; and wrote the codebase from scratch.

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I'm an independent researcher with interests in quantitative finance, information theory, AI, Bayesian statistics, and complex systems.

This blog is where I think out loud about those topics, aiming to be as rigorous as I reasonably can without being unnecessarily academic. Please reach out to me on LinkedIn if you find any mistakes or think this site can be improved.


## Education

- **PhD**, Cambridge University -- information theory (here's my [thesis](https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/fa3aebe0-987d-44d2-a2c9-17b73cecb85a))
- **MPhil**, Cambridge University -- statistical mechanics
- **MScRes**, Oxford University -- stochastic differential equations
- **BA**, Columbia University -- biochemistry


## Experience

- **Head of Data**, Prosperity Institute (2024–2026) -- I led a small team in renovating the Legatum Prosperity Index; redesigned its statistical methodology; and wrote the codebase from scratch.