Key Takeaways
- • Balyasny Asset Management has appointed Matti Konsala to a systematic trading role at its London office, according to The TRADE.
- • Konsala most recently spent a year as an equities algo trader on Citi's EMEA equities algorithmic trading desk.
- • Konsala brings more than a decade of industry experience, including more than seven years at Goldman Sachs, where he rose to vice president.
- • Balyasny declined to comment on the appointment when contacted by The TRADE.
- • The hire follows the May 2026 arrival of Mike DiSpirito, a former BlackRock director, as an equity trader.
Summary
Balyasny Asset Management has appointed Matti Konsala to a role covering systematic trading, according to The TRADE. The global hedge fund manager is based in London. Konsala most recently spent a year at Citi, where he served as an equities algo trader on the firm's EMEA equities algorithmic trading desk.
Konsala brings more than a decade of industry experience to the position. Prior to Citi, he spent more than seven years at Goldman Sachs, initially joining in a role covering equities algo strategies and later stepping up to vice president. Earlier in his career, he spent more than two years as an algorithmic trade support analyst at ITG, and held positions at Societe Generale and Catella Asset Management.
Balyasny Asset Management declined to comment when contacted by The TRADE. The publication did not report the seniority of the role or the terms of the appointment.
The move comes as Balyasny continues to build out its trading capabilities. In May 2026, Mike DiSpirito joined the firm as an equity trader after more than 11 years at BlackRock, where he had most recently served as a director in equity and derivatives trading and headed the European index, systematic and transitions trading pod. The Trade also noted a separate recent Balyasny development, the adoption of Google Gemini in its AI research platforms.
Konsala brings more than a decade of industry experience to the position. Prior to Citi, he spent more than seven years at Goldman Sachs, initially joining in a role covering equities algo strategies and later stepping up to vice president. Earlier in his career, he spent more than two years as an algorithmic trade support analyst at ITG, and held positions at Societe Generale and Catella Asset Management.
Balyasny Asset Management declined to comment when contacted by The TRADE. The publication did not report the seniority of the role or the terms of the appointment.
The move comes as Balyasny continues to build out its trading capabilities. In May 2026, Mike DiSpirito joined the firm as an equity trader after more than 11 years at BlackRock, where he had most recently served as a director in equity and derivatives trading and headed the European index, systematic and transitions trading pod. The Trade also noted a separate recent Balyasny development, the adoption of Google Gemini in its AI research platforms.
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