Tarek Mansour
Tarek Mansour | |
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.jpg) Mansour in 2021 | |
| Born | 1996 (age 29–30) California, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Kalshi |
Tarek Mansour (born 1996)[1] is an American Lebanese entrepreneur, billionaire, and co-founder and CEO of the online prediction market Kalshi.[2][3] His net worth is estimated at $2.6 billion in June 2026.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Mansour was born in California to Lebanese parents before moving to Lebanon, where he attended Collège Louise Wegman. He returned to the United States in 2014 to attend MIT. Mansour graduated from MIT with degrees in mathematics and computer science in 2018.[5][6]
Career
[edit]While a student at MIT, Mansour interned at Goldman Sachs in 2016, and later worked as a trader at Citadel until 2018.[7]He later cited those experiences as inspiration for starting Kalshi.[8]
Kalshi
[edit]Mansour founded Kalshi in 2018 with Luana Lopes Lara. The two met as students at MIT.[3] The company launched in July 2021. Following the company's $11 billion valuation, Forbes reported in December 2025 that both Mansour and Lopes were billionaires.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Mansour is Catholic.[9] He has a Catholic father and an Orthodox mother. [10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tarek Mansour". YesPress. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Sommer, Jeff (2022-11-04). "Forecasting the Future of Election Prediction Markets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- 1 2 3 Park, Alicia. "Kalshi's Cofounder Is Now World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Tarek Mansour". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "These MIT Grads Were Interns at Goldman and Citadel. Now They Want to Democratize Hedging. | Institutional Investor". www.institutionalinvestor.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Tarek Mansour". Kalshi. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ Allyn, Bobby (2026-03-06). "2 young billionaires are behind the prediction market boom. They hate each other". NPR. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ↑ Osipovich, Alexander (2021-02-17). "Online-Trading Platform Will Let Investors Bet on Yes-or-No Questions". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_) on X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
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