Nelson Saiers

Nelson Saiers is an American artist and polymath.[1][2] [3]He was previously Chief Investment Officer of Saiers Capital, LLC (formerly Alphabet Management, LLC). Earlier in his career he was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG.

Education

In 1998, Nelson Saiers earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia at the age of 23,[4] only one year after completing his undergraduate studies.[5] He studied algebraic topology and cobordism theory.[6]

Career

Nelson began his trading career at Susquehanna Investment Group. He also later worked at UBS and Deutsche Bank.[7] At Deutsche Bank, Nelson was a Managing Director for proprietary derivatives.[7]

In July 2010, Nelson left Deustche Bank to join Alphabet Management, a New York hedge fund specializing in options.[7] He was promoted to Chief Investment Officer in March 2011, just eight months after joining the firm.[8][9] Saiers' younger brother Scott also joined Alphabet in February 2012 as Head Trader.[10]

In December 2012 Alphabet announced that the firm would be changing its name to Saiers Capital, LLC.[11]

Hobbies

Nelson's interests include art.[12] [13] Mathematics, physics, and braille play a central roll in his art.[14]

Press quotes

Nelson has been widely quoted in Bloomberg,[15] The Wall Street Journal,[16] Barron's,[17] and The Financial Post on topics such as China,[18] India, European Sovereign Debt,[19] Facebook,[20] Dell,[21] and the price of gold as well as overall market trends.

Philanthropy

Nelson has an affiliation with charity: water, which attempts to provide clean water to those in developing countries. Nelson is a Founding Member of The Well, a core group of donors who support charity: water.[22]

In October 2013, during the graffiti artist Banksy's month-long New York project "Better Out Than In," Nelson made a public offer to donate $100,000 to the Hurricane Sandy rebuilding effort if Banksy created a legal mural in New York to raise awareness for people still affected by the storm.[23] An anonymous donor "RD" has also joined this effort, and has pledged an additional $100,000. Nelson has created a website for the effort: http://www.heybanksy.com. Whether the piece was created or not is unknown, but on October 28, Nelson decided to go forward with the $100,000 donation regardless.[24]

References

  1. ↑ Daniel, Daria. "artnet Asks: Nelson Saiers, Artist-Mathematician". Artnet.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ O'Shaughnessy, Tracey. "Connecting the Dots". uvamagazine.org. UVA Magazine. Retrieved March 2015.
  3. ↑ "085. Nelson Saiers". Traction Magazine.
  4. ↑ Creswell, Julie (March 17, 2011). "Funds Find Opportunities in Volatility". New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "UVA News". Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ Saiers, Nelson (19 May 2000). "The cobordism classification of projective space bundles". Topology and its Applications 103 (2): 179–186. doi:10.1016/S0166-8641(99)00002-4. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Kearns, Jeff (15 July 2010). "Deutsche Bank Loses Option Trader Saiers to Hedge Fund Alphabet Management". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Kearns, Jeff (March 15, 2011). "Alphabet Promotes Saiers to Investment Chief of Volatility Fund". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Saiers Rising, Becomes CIO of Hedge Fund Alphabet". FINAlternatives. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Hiralal, Baz (23 February 2012). "Movers and Shakers". The Deal Pipeline. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  11. ↑ Gammeltoft, Nikolaj (December 7, 2012). "Saiers Made Partner at Alphabet Management After 27% Gain". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  12. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/11/07/perfect-equation-nelson-saiers-combines-math-and-art/. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help);
  13. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nelson-saiers/math-and-art-a-visual-pro_b_6184790.html. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help);
  14. ↑ Palermo, Elizabeth. "Math Meets Art in NYC Exhibition". livescience.
  15. ↑ Gammeltoft, Nikolaj, Liz Capo McCormick & Cecile Vannucci (2 April 2012). "Volatility Lowest Since '07 in Stocks, Bonds, Currencies". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  16. ↑ Nayak, Debiprasad and Tatyana Shumsky (24 December 2011). "India Slows Rush for Gold: Rupee's Fall Hits World's Biggest Consumer of Gold, and Possibly Global Prices". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  17. ↑ Conway, Brendan (30 June 2012). "How to Profit from High Correlation". Barrons. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  18. ↑ Cao, Belinda and Leon Lazaroff (2 July 2012). "Internet Stocks Lead Retreat on Manufacturing: China Overnight". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  19. ↑ Newcomb, Peter (27 July 2012). "World's Richest Gain $15.2 Billion as Global Markets Rise". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Vannucci, Cecile and Nikolaj Gammeltoft (30 May 2012). "Facebook Contracts Top 365,000 in Fastest Start for IPO". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  21. ↑ Gammeltoft, Nikolaj and Cecile Vannucci (18 January 2013). "Dell Options Show Traders Betting on Buyout About $14". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  22. ↑ "2010 Financial Report".
  23. ↑ Gammeltoft, Nikolaj (7 October 2013). "Hedge-Fund Manager Saiers Offers Banksy $100,000 for Sandy Help". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  24. ↑ STONE, MADELINE. "Hedge Fund Manager Donates $100,000 To Hurricane Sandy Relief Without Banksy's Help". Business Insider.

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