Tarun Chitra is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gauntlet, the leading model provider in crypto that manages risk and optimizes capital efficiency across tens of billions in digital assets. Under his leadership, Gauntlet empowers investors, builders, and token issuers with trusted crypto-economic research and data-driven strategies for onchain decision-making. A prolific researcher and investor, Tarun has co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed papers on DeFi, invests through Robot Ventures, and co-hosts the investor podcast The Chopping Block; he previously worked at D. E. Shaw Research and Vatic Labs and holds dual degrees in mathematics and applied engineering physics from Cornell University.