Boardroom Media (CEO News)
At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Hedge Funds space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sandeep Varma
Co-Founder, CEO & CTO of Equity Data Science
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About Equity Data Science: EDS is an analytics platform that leverages the capabilities of data science to improve decision making and increase productivity.
Andy Yang
CEO of Indiegogo
Andy is a experienced tech executive with a passion for community, products, and learning.
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About Indiegogo: Indiegogo is a crowdfunding platform empowering people around the world to fund projects that matter to them.
Archil Cheishvili
Co-Founder and CEO of GenesisAI
Archie (Archil) Cheishvili is the Co-Founder and CEO of GenesisAI.
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About GenesisAI, Palatine Analytics: GenesisAI is an Artificial Intelligence marketplace that allows companies to buy or sell AI products and services
Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.
President and CEO of Moody’s Investors Service
Raymond McDaniel, Jr., age 58, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2012, and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 2005 until April 2012. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Raymond served as the Company’s President from October 2004 until April 2005 and the Company’s Chief Operating Officer from January 2004 until April 2005. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, since October 2007. He held the additional titles of President from November 2001 to August 2007 and December 2008 to November 2010 and Chairman from October 2007 until June 2015. Raymond served as the Company’s Executive Vice President from April 2003 to January 2004, and as Senior Vice President, Global Ratings and Research from November 2000 until April 2003. He served as Senior Managing Director, Global Ratings and Research, of Moody’s Investors Service from November 2000 until November 2001 and as Managing Director, International from 1996 to November 2000. Raymond currently is a Director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2005-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Muhlenberg College (2015-present).
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About Moody’s Investors Service: Moody’s Investors Service is a bond credit rating business that provides research, credit rating, and financial risk analysis services.
Robert Fauber
President & Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation
Rob Fauber became President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation on January 1, 2021 and was elected to the Board of Directors effective October 22, 2020.
Mr. Fauber joined Moody’s in 2005 and has held multiple leadership roles at Moody’s. Until his appointment as CEO, he was Moody’s Chief Operating Officer and drove strategic initiatives across the company. He served as President of Moody’s Investors Service from 2016 to 2019 and was Head of Moody’s Investors Service’s Global Commercial Group from 2013 to 2016, overseeing relationship management, product development, and strategy for the rating agency. Mr. Fauber has also served as Head of Moody’s Corporate Development. Prior to Moody’s, he held roles in alternative investments, corporate strategy & business development, and investment banking at Citi.
Mr. Fauber earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. He and his wife have two children.
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About Moody’s Corporation: Moody’s is a global integrated risk assessment firm providing data, analytical solutions and insights to help leaders manage risk and identify opportunities.
Randall Kaplan
Founder and CEO of JUMP Investors
Randall Kaplan is a Founder and CEO at Sandee and JUMP Investors and CEO at CollarCard and Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Thrive Properties. He is a former Co-Founder of Akamai Technologies. Since its formation in 1999, JUMP has invested in more than 40 early-stage technology companies including Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Avamar Technologies (acquired by EMC), Business.com (acquired by RH Donnelley), Community Connect (acquired by Radio One), Google (GOOG), GSX Group (acquired by Open Text), NuMat Technologies, Inspire Energy, L90 (acquired by Intermix), mPath, Postini (acquired by Google), Seagate (STX), UrgentRx, and ViaFone (purchased by Extended Systems). Randall received a B.A. from University of Michigan and a JD from Northwestern Law School.
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About JUMP Investors, Sandee: Based in Los Angeles, JUMP Investors is an investment firm specialized in venture capital, private equity, real estate, and hedge funds.
Philippe Le Houérou
Executive Vice President & CEO of International Finance Corporation
Philippe Le Houérou is Executive Vice President and CEO of IFC. Philippe Le Houérou, a French national, joined IFC in March 2016, bringing three decades of experience in international finance and development. His career includes leadership positions at the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he developed and implemented business strategies, helped increase lending and spearheaded new partnerships. Prior to his arrival at IFC, Philippe Le Houérou was Vice President for Policy & Partnerships at the EBRD. In that role, he coordinated country strategies, restructured and redefined the EBRD approach to policy dialogue, and led other initiatives to support the organization’s private sector development and transition mandate. He was also responsible for the mobilization and management of donor funds for nuclear safety and for the EBRD’s engagement with key external stakeholders and organizations. Before joining the EBRD in 2015, Philippe Le Houérou was the World Bank’s Regional Vice President for the South Asia Region. As Vice President, Philippe Le Houérou designed a new regional strategy, restructured the Bank’s portfolio in the region to improve its performance and more than doubled new lending. Previously, Philippe Le Houérou was the Bank’s Regional Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, where he led the Bank’s effort to mitigate the global economic crisis’s impact on the region and ramped up analytical and advisory work, as well as new lending. Earlier in his career, Philippe Le Houérou held a number of other key positions at the World Bank, including Vice President of Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships; Acting Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Director of Finance and Resource Mobilisation; Macro-Fiscal Sector Manager; and Resident Representative in Madagascar. Le Houérou began his career in banking in the private sector, and initially joined the World Bank Group as a Young Professional, which included work in IFC investment operations in East Asia. Born in Montpellier, France, Philippe Le Houérou grew up in North Africa and Italy and went on to attend the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Ph.D in Economics from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
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About IFC InfraVentures, International Finance Corporation: International Finance Corporation is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary focused on the private sector in developing countries.
Dan Hannum
CEO of Hannum Capital Management
Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Hannum Capital Management
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About Hannum Capital Management, ZenLedger: A capital management company focused on digital and blockchain-based assets exclusively on the blockchain technology sector.
Ryan Eisenman
Co-Founder and CEO of Arch
Ryan Eisenman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arch.
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About Arch: Arch digitally manages private investment operations for investors and investment advisors.
Jonathan Pollock
co-CEO of Elliott Management Corp.
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About Elliott Management Corp.: Elliott Management Corporation is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor.
Alex Bangash
Founder. Chairman, Managing Director & CEO of Trusted Insight
Alex Bangash is the Founder, Chairman, Managing Director, and CEO at Trusted Insight, a platform for institutional investors in 2010. In 2003, he founded Rumson Consulting Group, an innovative asset management and advisory firm specializing in Venture Capital investments for institutional investors.
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About Trusted Insight: Trusted Insight is an LP network that provides institutional investors with curated news, jobs, rankings, events, and a forum.
Louis Bacon
CEO and Founder of Moore Capital
Louis Bacon is the founder and CEO of Moore Capital Management, LP. In 1992, Mr. Bacon created The Moore Charitable Foundation (MCF) to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations that work to preserve and protect wildlife habitat and improve water systems. Since then, the foundation has provided significant funding to local and national conservation and environmental protection agencies.
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About Moore Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures: Moore Capital Management, LLC (MCM) is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides its services to institutions and high net
Mike Brusov
co-founder, CEO of Cindicator
Technological entrepreneur with 8 years of experience in launching companies in big data and predictive analytics. After graduating from Bauman Moscow State University, I should have started designing spaceships but curiosity and cravings for IT products predetermined my entrepreneur path. The book by Isaac Asimov “Foundation,” which I read as a child, led to the launch of the Cindicator company 15 years later. Black swan ideologist, superforecaster, and Cindicator’s triathlon team captain.
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About Cindicator, Startup Leadership Program: Hybrid Intelligence for effective asset management
Jenny Haeg
Founder and CEO of Custom Spaces
In San Francisco, Jenny Haeg is known as the startup whisperer for commercial real estate. Whether you are a two person startup, or a multi-billion collar company, Haeg is the real estate agent most tech companies call in this city to find space that’s affordable (which is a big challenge these days). She’s been the broker behind a who’s who of new offices in tech world, including Square, Airbnb, Uber, Dropbox, Lookout, and Spotify.
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About Custom Spaces: Custom Spaces is a office design company that specializes in the commercial real estate market.
B. Kevin Turner
CEO of Citadel Securities
Kevin Turner is the President & CEO of Core Scientific.
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About Citadel Securities, Core Scientific, Core Scientific: Citadel Securities is a global market maker across a broad array of fixed income and equity securities.
Kenneth Griffin
Founder, CEO, & Co-Chief Investment Officer of Citadel
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About Citadel, Harvard University, Surveyor Capital, The Chicago Public Education Fund: Citadel is a financial services company offering a comprehensive range of wealth management services to individuals.
Matt Brown
Founder & CEO of CAIS
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About CAIS: CAIS is a financial technology platform that provides independent wealth channels with access to alternative investments.
Jimmy Levin
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Sculptor Capital Management
Jimmy Levin is the CEO and CIO of Sculptor Capital Management. Having joined Sculptor in 2006, Mr. Levin is a member of Sculptor Capital’s Board of Directors and the Chairperson of the Firm’s Portfolio Committee, and a member of the private investment committees. Jimmy is on the board of the East Harlem Tutorial Program and has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.
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About Sculptor Capital Management, Sculptor Capital Management: Sculptor Capital is an alternative asset management firm that provides services and products to institutional investors around the world.
Russ D’Argento
Founder & CEO of FINTRX
Russ D’Argento serves as Founder & CEO of Cap Hedge Ventures, Inc and its flagship product – FINTRX Platform. In addition to his role at Cap Hedge Ventures, he also serves as Sr. Consultant of Family Office Marketing and introductions for Windham Capital Group – a 20+ year old Boston based placement firm in the hedge fund space. Russ holds a BA from the University of Connecticut (Storrs) where he was a four year standout on the Huskies baseball team.
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About FINTRX, Forbes Finance Council: FINTRX provides family office intelligence design to assist in the identification, access, and raising of family office capital.
Brooke Battle
CEO/Founder of Swell Fundraising
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About Swell Fundraising: Swell Fundraising provides event fundraising software solution to nonprofit organizations around the U.S.
Kathy Zhu
Founder, CEO of Co.Fund
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About Co.Fund: Co.Fund is a China/U.S. cross-border crowdfunding platform.
Hall T Martin
Founder CEO of TEN Capital Network
Hall T. Martin is the Founder and CEO of TEN Capital Network.
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About Angel Connect, Austin Entrepreneur Network, Baylor Angel Network, Investor Connect, TEN Capital Network, Texas Open Angel Network, The University of Texas at Austin: TEN Capital is a Funding as a Service platform that helps startups engage with investors for their capital raise.
Mick Sherman
Founder and CEO of Altcoin Advisors
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About Altcoin Advisors, Hercules Technologies: Altcoin is a quantitative trading firm dedicated to bringing efficiency and automation to the crypto markets.
Jim Vos
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Aksia
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About Aksia: Aksia provides research & portfolio advisory services on hedge funds, private credit, & opportunistic strategies to institutional investors.
Meredith Moss
Founder & CEO of Finomial
Meredith Moss is CEO at Finomial.
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About Finomial: Finomial automates the hedge fund subscription process and provides investor analytics on compliance, marketing, and investor relations.
Monel Amin
Founder and CEO of DiligenceVault
Monel Amin is the Founder and CEO at DiligenceVault.
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About DiligenceVault: DiligenceVault is a provider of mutualized data and tech platform for fund investing research.
Diana F. Paul
Chief Executive Officer of BDCM Support Services Corporation
Mrs. Paul is co-founder and CEO of BDCM. She has over twenty five years of financial management experience in finance and accounting. From December 1995 to June 2013, Mrs. Paul held various professional financial positions with Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson University Physicians, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her most recent position with Jefferson was from April 2012 to June 2013, where she was an Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs and Decision Support and Interim Executive Director, Jefferson University Physicians, the Jefferson Academic Practice Plan with over 600 physicians. Mrs. Paul graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Temple University Fox School of Business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in December, 1985. Graduate of the Charles Ellis School For Girls, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
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About BDCM Support Services Corporation: BDCM stands directly in the path of the booming demand for outsourced administration services in the financial services industry.
Alim Kassam
Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rama Capital Partners
Alim Kassam is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rama Capital Partners.
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About Athas Capital, Rama Capital Partners: Rama Capital provides a seamless investment experience for its investors.
Brian O’Shaughnessy
Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rama Capital Partners
Brian O’Shaughnessy is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Rama Capital Partners.
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About Athas Capital, Rama Capital Partners: Rama Capital provides a seamless investment experience for its investors.
Dimitri Sogoloff
CEO of Horton Point
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About Horton Point: Horton Point provides alternative investment via an online technology marketplace for accredited investors
Thomas Nieman
Chief Executive Officer of SALI Fund Services
In 2002, Thomas A. Nieman joined SALI and currently serves as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, SALI has grown from a start-up company into an Insurance Dedicated Fund administrative platform with 100+ IDFs. Tom began his professional career in 1993 with the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen where he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1995. Tom earned both his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 and 1998, respectively. After completing his MBA, Tom worked as a Senior Financial Analyst for Continental Airlines and in 2000 joined Sandefer Capital Partners as its Chief Operating Officer. Sandefer Capital Partners is an oil and gas private equity firm and family office with over $500 million of committed capital.
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About SALI Fund Services: SALI Fund Services provides a turn-key solution for the creation and administration of Insurance Dedicated Funds.
Matthew Klein
CEO of Collective2
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About Collective2: Collective2 wants to replace the entire hedge-fund industry with a single, beautiful software platform.
Keith Weiner
CEO of Monetary Metals
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About Monetary Metals: Monetary Metals is a financial services company that specializes in the fields of gold, investing, and financing.
