Kirk McKeown
Founder and CEO of Carbon Arc and former senior research operator at Glenview and Point72, with extensive experience building primary research functions, supply-chain and value-chain analysis, and event-driven investment processes.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 1h 28min
Alpha Comes From a Differentiated View - Ex-Point72 Prop Research Head Kirk McKeown on Edge in 2026
Kirk McKeown, founder and CEO of Carbon Arc and former senior research operator at Glenview and Point72, shares how alpha shifts with market structure and tooling. He talks about building repeatable research processes, why data structure and hit-rate systems matter, the role of fieldwork and analogs, and how inventory and pricing data become core competitive inputs.
May 19, 2022 • 54min
The Kirk McKeown Episode
Kirk McKeown, the former head of proprietary research at Point72 and co-founder of CarbonArc, brings his deep expertise in primary research and alternative data to the discussion. He shares insights on the relationship between primary research and alternative data, emphasizing that the latter complements the former. Kirk also delves into regulatory risks in data acquisition, the innovative mission of CarbonArc in delivering actionable insights to corporates, and the future of data markets, including the potential for compensating consumers for their data.
