- Innovated a hybrid strategy that merged technical derivative analysis with fundamental company analysis to create asymmetric and uncorrelated returns. Unconstrained strategy returned 15% with a Sharpe ratio of 350% of the S&P 500.
- Invested across the capital structure in the US, Europe, and LATAM.
- Engineered proprietary analytical and database tools that radically improved the fundamental screening hit ratio, which was critical to JGM’s success (trades had a 90% ITD success rate).
- Recruited and supervised computer programmers to develop data projects, including reconstructing widely used credit derivative valuation models after identifying a design flaw.
- Raised 98% of the fund’s initial capital and led fundraising efforts.
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