ALEXANDER
FRANCOIS
MAANAVI

About
I'm a Mathematics & Philosophy student at the University of Toronto with a minor in Statistics. Alongside school, I co-founded the Office of Rebates and Grants, advising 20+ startups on grant funding, and have worked across quantitative crypto strategy, biotech investment research, and M&A due diligence. Outside of work, I compete in chess (~2000-rated) and poker (4x Fiji Poker Champion).
Selected Work
An analysis of R v Butler, arguing that the Supreme Court of Canada's obscenity ruling rests on an unstable philosophical foundation, and that Rae Langton's account of pornography as an illocutionary act of subordination supplies the principled basis the Court's reasoning lacked.
Read full report →Using England's controversial 2026 World Cup quarterfinal penalty reversal against Norway as a case study, this essay applies Ronald Dworkin's legal philosophy to argue that VAR exposes soccer's officiating as a system of discretionary rulings rather than principled ones, and that FIFA has an obligation to make its application of the laws of the game consistent.
Read full report →Experience
Intern, Operations and AI, Studio · New York, NY
Intern, Data Analysis and Strategy (Hybrid) · New York, NY
Intern, Investment Research and Strategy (Hybrid) · New York, NY
Co-Founder (CEO 01/2023–05/2025) · New York, NY
Employee · New York, NY / Toronto, ON (Remote)
Summer Intern, Special Projects · New York, NY
University of Toronto, St. George's Campus
Major: Mathematics — Minors: Philosophy, Statistics
Riverdale Country School
High School Diploma
Cambridge University
Professional Certificate of Applied Corporate Finance
Travel
Hobbies
Garry Kasparov (2851) vs. Veselin Topalov (2690)
1999 · Hoogovens
| 1. | e4 | d6 |
| 2. | d4 | Nf6 |
| 3. | Nc3 | g6 |
| 4. | Be3 | Bg7 |
| 5. | Qd2 | c6 |
| 6. | f3 | b5 |
| 7. | Nge2 | Nbd7 |
| 8. | Bh6 | Bxh6 |
| 9. | Qxh6 | Bb7 |
| 10. | a3 | e5 |
| 11. | O-O-O | Qe7 |
| 12. | Kb1 | a6 |
| 13. | Nc1 | O-O-O |
| 14. | Nb3 | exd4 |
| 15. | Rxd4 | c5 |
| 16. | Rd1 | Nb6 |
| 17. | g3 | Kb8 |
| 18. | Na5 | Ba8 |
| 19. | Bh3 | d5 |
| 20. | Qf4+ | Ka7 |
| 21. | Rhe1 | d4 |
| 22. | Nd5 | Nbxd5 |
| 23. | exd5 | Qd6 |
| 24. | Rxd4 | cxd4 |
| 25. | Re7+ | Kb6 |
| 26. | Qxd4+ | Kxa5 |
| 27. | b4+ | Ka4 |
| 28. | Qc3 | Qxd5 |
| 29. | Ra7 | Bb7 |
| 30. | Rxb7 | Qc4 |
| 31. | Qxf6 | Kxa3 |
| 32. | Qxa6+ | Kxb4 |
| 33. | c3+ | Kxc3 |
| 34. | Qa1+ | Kd2 |
| 35. | Qb2+ | Kd1 |
| 36. | Bf1 | Rd2 |
| 37. | Rd7 | Rxd7 |
| 38. | Bxc4 | bxc4 |
| 39. | Qxh8 | Rd3 |
| 40. | Qa8 | c3 |
| 41. | Qa4+ | Ke1 |
| 42. | f4 | f5 |
| 43. | Kc1 | Rd2 |
| 44. | Qa7 |
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