Francesco Catanzariti ‘24, a graduate of Princeton’s Master in Finance program, was recently featured in Business Insider for his perspective on beginning a career in hedge fund investing during a year of unusual market turbulence.

Catanzariti joined Balyasny Asset Management in 2023 as a summer intern, where he received an offer for a full-time role on the firm’s macro trading team in a highly competitive and talented group of fellow interns. Securing a full-time role, he entered the trading floor during a period of heightened global volatility—an environment that accelerated his learning and impact. Over the past year, he has contributed to developing models, refining code, building dashboards, researching asset classes, and supporting real-time trade execution.

Francesco attributes his growth to the mentorship of senior traders, exposure to diverse market strategies, and the firm’s significant investment in technology and AI. He notes that the breadth of macro investing—combining economics, geopolitics, and quantitative techniques—has only deepened his enthusiasm for the field..

His journey reflects the qualities Princeton alumni are known for: resilience in challenging environments, intellectual curiosity across disciplines, humility in learning from others, and the ability to translate rigorous academic training into real-world impact. Francesco’s experience illustrates how the MFin program continues to prepare graduates to thrive at the forefront of global finance

https://www.businessinsider.com/balyasny-first-year-macro-analyst-2025-8?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=business-headline-graphic