Control Systems and Electrical Engineering to AI in Finance

Control Systems and Electrical Engineering to AI in Finance

March 3, 2026 · 56 min · Season 9 · Episode 3

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Didier Lopes discusses his journey from studying control systems and electrical engineering to founding OpenBB, a platform for financial research.

Send us Fan Mail Didier Lopes studied control systems and electrical engineering in Europe before moving to the United States to build OpenBB, a next-generation financial research workspace. Frustrated by how fragmented data, analysis, and decision-making tools were across finance and other industries, Didier set out to create a professional-grade platform where teams can bring their data, analytics, and AI into one unified environment. Before founding OpenBB, he worked on cutting-edge tech...

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Host: Dimitri Bianco

Guest: Didier Lopes

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