Barry Nix
Barry Nix was an English football (soccer) defender who was a three-time First Team All American soccer player at Columbia University
Soccer
Nix, a native of Rotherham, England, was recruited to play soccer at Columbia University in the United States. Over the course of his four-year career with the Lions, 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned first team All American recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980.[1] He was also a two time Ivy League Player of the Year as the Lions won four straight Ivy League championships. In 1979, he was integral to the Columbia team which went to the NCAA Final Four. Nix was inducted into the Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame on 18 February 2006.
Investment manager
Rather than pursuing a career in soccer following graduation from Columbia, Nix returned to England where he joined Bear Stearns, moving up the ranks to become Senior Managing Director heading the company’s Fixed Income Trading and Sales. He then moved to Nomura International in London as Nomura's Co-Head of Global Markets.