Key Takeaways
- • Mee Warren, CFA, CAIA, a trader at Two Sigma Investments, received the "Women in Finance Outstanding Contribution" award at Markets Media's 2015 Markets Choice Awards, recognizing her professional impact and leadership in the financial services industry.
- • Warren trades across multiple asset classes—equities, futures, commodities, bonds, currencies, and derivatives—for Two Sigma's core strategies, leveraging expertise in market microstructure, liquidity sourcing, and automated trading algorithms to enhance execution and develop new trading strategies.
- • Two Sigma Investments, where Warren has worked since 2003, manages approximately $24 billion in assets under management and employs over 650 professionals, positioning the firm among the industry's leading quantitative hedge funds.
- • Beyond her trading responsibilities, Warren maintains active involvement in six professional organizations including the Financial Women's Association, Women in ETFs, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and the National Organization of Investment Professionals, demonstrating sustained commitment to industry networking and professional development.
- • Warren serves as a mentor to high school students through the Financial Women's Association partnership with Murry Bergtraum High School in Lower Manhattan—a program spanning over 25 years with a 100% college enrollment rate among graduates, many of whom are first-generation college attendees.
Summary
Mee Warren has been recognized with Markets Media's "Women in Finance Outstanding Contribution" award at the 2015 Markets Choice Awards, honoring her professional achievements and leadership within the financial services sector. Warren, a CFA and CAIA charter holder, joined Two Sigma Investments in 2003 after initial roles as an analyst at BNY Mellon and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, building a career spanning more than a decade in quantitative trading and investment management.
At Two Sigma—a hedge fund managing approximately $24 billion in assets under management with more than 650 employees—Warren serves as a core trader executing positions across equities, futures, commodities, bonds, currencies, and derivatives for the firm's principal strategies, including Two Sigma Investments and Two Sigma Advisors. Her technical expertise centers on market microstructure, liquidity sourcing, and automated trading algorithms, which she applies to improve execution tactics, reduce slippage, increase trading capacity, and develop new strategies. In addition to daily trading responsibilities, Warren participates in several business initiatives at the firm.
Warren's professional engagement extends significantly beyond her trading desk. She maintains memberships and active participation in six major financial industry organizations: the National Organization of Investment Professionals, the New York Society of Security Analysts, Women in Bonds Club, Women in ETFs, the Financial Women's Association, and 100 Women in Hedge Funds. This broad network involvement underscores her commitment to professional development, industry collaboration, and advancement of women in financial services.
A notable dimension of Warren's professional contribution involves community and philanthropic work. She serves as a trustee on the board of directors for Narcolepsy Network Inc., a national non-profit organization. Additionally, she mentors high school students through the Financial Women's Association's partnership with Murry Bergtraum High School in Lower Manhattan, one of the longest-running public school mentorship programs in New York City, operating for more than 25 years. The program has achieved a 100% on-time graduation rate and college enrollment rate among participants, with many graduates being first-generation college attendees. This combination of trading acumen, institutional leadership, and community mentorship distinguishes Warren's professional profile within the hedge fund and alternative investment sector.
At Two Sigma—a hedge fund managing approximately $24 billion in assets under management with more than 650 employees—Warren serves as a core trader executing positions across equities, futures, commodities, bonds, currencies, and derivatives for the firm's principal strategies, including Two Sigma Investments and Two Sigma Advisors. Her technical expertise centers on market microstructure, liquidity sourcing, and automated trading algorithms, which she applies to improve execution tactics, reduce slippage, increase trading capacity, and develop new strategies. In addition to daily trading responsibilities, Warren participates in several business initiatives at the firm.
Warren's professional engagement extends significantly beyond her trading desk. She maintains memberships and active participation in six major financial industry organizations: the National Organization of Investment Professionals, the New York Society of Security Analysts, Women in Bonds Club, Women in ETFs, the Financial Women's Association, and 100 Women in Hedge Funds. This broad network involvement underscores her commitment to professional development, industry collaboration, and advancement of women in financial services.
A notable dimension of Warren's professional contribution involves community and philanthropic work. She serves as a trustee on the board of directors for Narcolepsy Network Inc., a national non-profit organization. Additionally, she mentors high school students through the Financial Women's Association's partnership with Murry Bergtraum High School in Lower Manhattan, one of the longest-running public school mentorship programs in New York City, operating for more than 25 years. The program has achieved a 100% on-time graduation rate and college enrollment rate among participants, with many graduates being first-generation college attendees. This combination of trading acumen, institutional leadership, and community mentorship distinguishes Warren's professional profile within the hedge fund and alternative investment sector.
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