Coordinated with executive management in the successful redesign of the investment strategy for the Market
Neutral Fund with $100m AUM and a team of 4 traders and analysts. This involved the synthesis of the competitive environment and capital markets trends to identify a differentiated, scalable strategy in line with the fund mandate best positioned to drive capital inflows, as well as quarterly budgeting, forecasting, variance and scenario analysis at the business unit and company level, establishing KPIs to mitigate key operational risks and ensure firm objectives were met in the prescribed timeline with weekly reports to leadership throughout the
process.
Senior member of the discretionary long Flagship Fund portfolio management team, overseeing $250m in AUM with 5 traders and analysts focused on cryptocurrency, debt & equity securities, and traditional venture capital investments involving risk management, trading, macroeconomic assessments, individual asset evaluation,strategic transactions, and rigorous financial modelling on a regular and ad-hoc basis in addition to regular performance reporting, market commentary, and presentations to executive leadership as well as current and
prospective Limited Partners.
Led a series of strategic initiatives across the fund family to enhance operational, accounting, and performance reporting processes to meet SEC standards as a RIA and provide leadership with real-time, actionable insights into fund- and firm-specific variables as well as relevant industry and market considerations for context in better informing investment and overall business decisions.

Directly reported to executive leadership overseeing a cross-functional team of traders, analysts, engineers, FP&A, treasury, and accounting personnel in developing and executing on treasury, investment, capital markets, and risk management strategies approved by the Investment Committee in managing $500m of excess cash, cryptocurrency, and other assets on the public company balance sheet to maximize shareholder value.
Coordinated with executive management in establishing the corporate Investment Committee and participated as a voting member and subject matter expert in determining corporate investment objectives and risk management strategies across Bitcoin/US Dollar markets, energy futures & options, capital markets transactions, interest rate instruments, CapEx budgeting, and other special situations. This also included identifying and propagating KPIs
across a range of business verticals, project- and firm-level forecasting, scenario & variance analysis, and value-at-risk modelling to ensure budgetary, risk, and liquidity mandates were met while satisfying all operational needs and firm objectives.
Led the strategic initiative aimed at addressing the firm's rapidly deteriorating financial position in the face of severely adverse bitcoin and energy market conditions, involving the analysis of historic and then current budgets, debt covenants, competitor financials, forecasting down to the asset level, scenario analysis, stress testing, and associated variance analysis to highlight key endogenous drivers and surface broad sets of corrective actions to executive management, ultimately used in Chapter 11 proceedings from which the company recently emerged.

Managed a cross functional team of developers, operations, and compliance personnel in overseeing
Broker/Dealer compliance functions in a principal capacity (Series 24) and financial aspects as the Financial Operations Principal (Series 27) through the acquisition of Velocity Markets by Securitize in 2021.
Led the initiative to create and manage proprietary financial products to be offered through the Broker/Dealer, culminating in the launch of three cryptocurrency funds including the first S&P index fund in the space, and was instrumental in raising the first $10m and the initial portfolio management and trading. This also included budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis at the fund level to demonstrate the initiative's efficacy at the firm
level, establishing KPIs to mitigate key operational risks and ensure firm objectives were continually met.
Responsible for attracting debt and equity issuers to the Securitize platform for syndication and distribution to retail and institutional clients. Instituted and managed all due diligence processes for primary market offerings, underwriting over $50 million in digital securities offerings.

Managed a cross functional team of developers, operations, and compliance personnel in overseeing all compliance functions in a principal capacity (Series 24) and operational aspects of the company's retail-facing cryptocurrency exchange and Broker/Dealer as the Financial Operations Principal (Series 27) through the acquisition of Velocity Markets by Securitize in 2021.
Coordinated with executive management in establishing annual budgets to meet firm growth objectives while maintaining compliance with various SEC Broker/Dealer net capital requirements and financial ratios, as well as ongoing monitoring and variance analysis which involved custom technology solutions to streamline recordkeeping and reporting requirements for internal planning and regulators.
Spearheaded the successful re-papering of the firm's traditional Broker/Dealer for digital asset securities, one of the first in the industry and ultimately resulted in the successful exit via acquisition by Securitize, gaining extensive exposure to SEC, FINRA, FinCEN, and FATF regulations, with a focus on trading, clearing, settlement, and custody considerations in the digital asset space.

Founded and led Swapchain, specializing in blockchain infrastructure for on-chain derivatives, including OTC swaps, options, and forwards in cryptocurrency with a focus on execution, collateral management, and reporting via smart contracts, which successfully exited via acquisition by Velocity Markets in 2019 after raising seven-figure funding rounds from angels and VCs to support operations, growing the company to a team of 25, and achieving a six-figure monthly run rate in transactional revenue with three institutional anchor clients.

Raised a cumulative $600m for private credit and real estate strategies across multiple territories and distribution channels, including the launch of the first interval fund products in the Wire House channel.
Responsible for all business and competitor intelligence, serving as the subject matter expert on the capital markets team for all alternative investment sponsors and products including private equity, commercial real estate, private credit, middle-market lending, venture capital, managed futures, and other esoteric product portfolios as well as the broader market, which involved frequent financial and competitive analyses on a regular and ad-hoc basis.

The first hire of a new team supporting wholesalers raising equity for non-traded REITs through strategic outbound call campaigns and assisting in territory management (FINRA Series 6, 7, 63) while creating processes and a training program to maximize regional associate productivity and develop future talent.

Engaged in enhanced guidance conversations aimed at driving asset retention and growth while servicing various mutual fund and brokerage client requests (FINRA Series 6, 7, 63). Led several process improvement projects and was responsible for training 3 new hire classes.