Paul Cottrell is a researcher in chaos theory and has interests in modeling financial markets. Some have considered him a polymath of sorts. Born in Detroit, Michigan he has extensive professional experience in automotive engineering and design. After retiring from automotive engineering he pursued interests in corporate finance involving the publication and non-profit industries. He currently is a proprietary trader specializing in currency and energy markets. Through his research and development company, Paul Cottrell has developed a trading software platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and virtual reality. He also dedicates some of his time at a large non-profit in New York City. In addition to modeling financial markets, his other research interests are in developmental economics, behavioral finance, complexity science, energy markets, and risk management. Born and raised Jewish, he is a proponent for anti-theism in the vein of Christopher Hitchens. He is about to earn a Ph.D. in finance from Walden University, as well as obtaining a M.B.A. and B.Sc. from Wayne State University. He Currently lives in New York, NY.