Perry Kaufman is a financial engineer, well-known for developing algorithmic trading strategies. He has written extensively on systematic approaches to trading decisions and risk management. Mr. Kaufman began his career as a "rocket scientist," working on the OAO-1, the predecessor of the Hubble Observatory, and then on the navigation for Gemini, and subsequently in military reconnaissance. In 1971 he became involved in the futures markets and has remained there.

His experience ranges from the agricultural markets in the early 1970's to high-frequency trading now. He has traded and managed money through the U.S.-Russian wheat deal of 1973, 20% interest rates of 1980, the stock market crash of 1987, the internet bubble of 2000, and the subprime crisis of 2008. Perry has designed funds based on FX Carry, macro trends, and short-term trading, and pattern recognition. For the past 10 years he has also concentrated on risk control and portfolio construction.