Erez Katz is the Co-Founder CEO Neuravest Research, formerly known as Lucerna Research.  Neuravest Research is a quantitative analysis and statistical machine learning company that serves hedge funds, wealth advisors and advanced high net-worth investors. Erez is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and a C-level executive with a proven track record of effective leadership, instilling operation efficiencies and driving profitable growth. He was instrumental in designing Lucena’s flagship product QuantDesk®. Today, Erez shares his expertise in applying Lucena’s technology to help investment professionals generate alpha, minimize risk via portfolio optimization and construct new portfolios using predictive analytics and machine learning technology. Prior to co-founding Lucena with Dr. Tucker Balch, Erez was the founder of Objectware Inc, a web technology company, which was sold in 2007 to Bridgeline Digital.