Orthogonal Data provides pro bono services to a focused group of impactful non-profit organizations in order to improve educational and healthcare outcomes.

Bud Kroll, Managing Member, is a retired derivatives trader and portfolio manager with a background in finance and data science.

”Orthogonal” comes from the ancient Greek words orthós (upright) and gōnía (angle), or right angle. Orthogonal variables are uncorrelated. Our name celebrates the premise that independent thought should be celebrated.

Our logo is a classic graphical representation of two orthogonal functions set at right angles to each other.