Eliot Samuels Email & Phone Number

SolidusLink is a technology driven market maker pioneering new infrastructure for a multi-trillion-dollar segment of global finance. Our management and board have led important innovations at leading tech firms and financial institutions. Our team members' most important achievements include building a top-3 US asset management brand with some $1T in client assets, building leading-edge end-to-end brokerage systems for metals dealers with 30,000+ users, as well as leading fintech investment for a top-performing hedge fund, helping grow client assets from $250M to $1B.We are hiring: if you are a motivated, entrepreneurial software engineer who thrives when faced with big challenges, then Solidus may be the place for you. Learn more at SolidusLink.com or private-message me if you have questions!

Basel, Switzerland

Charitable foundation overseen by Eidgenössische Stiftungsaufsicht (Switzerland's Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations)

Sec-Registered Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund In Greenwich, Ct

• Member of 6-person investment team that grew client assets from $250 million to $1 billion• Generated $100M+ in net profits from the sectors I covered: financials, tech, and fintech• Oversaw our firm's significant long-term investments in IPO of Visa (5x+ return) and MasterCard (10x+ return) • In 2008, our firm had zero losses in the financials, fintech, and tech portfolio• After a 10-year run managing public equities for clients, PilotRock's founder converted to a family office and broadened my role to oversee both his public and private equity investments in financial technology, which led to my cofounding a fintech company(2006–2011) $100M NET PROFIT INVESTING IN FINTECH'S EARLY YEARS• Earned 10x+ return on MasterCard (MA) and 5x return on Visa (V) investments, starting in July 2006• In July 2008 we sold 100% of our V and MA shareholdings based on data showing a payment volume downturn in June-July 2008, helping our fund avoid $50M+ in losses during the financial crisis• After the 2008 crisis, we repurchased V and MA shares starting in the first half of 2009, earning our funds a total return of $100M+(2008–2011) PRECIOUS METALS INVESTMENTS DURING SECTOR'S LAST BULL MARKET• Oversaw large precious metals investments during sector's bull market in 2008-2011, when metals prices rose 200-400%• We invested in gold/silver/platinum (via ETFs, futures, options) and in leading mining and royalty/streaming firms operating around the world(2006–2011) RESEARCH ANALYTICS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT• Built proprietary analytics platforms used to screen for investment opportunities in 12 countries based on securities prices and fundamental data for 1000+ companies• Maintained integrations with both Bloomberg and LSEG (Refinitiv/Reuters) APIs

(Summer 2008) SOLD 100% OF LONG POSITIONS PRIOR TO FINANCIAL CRISIS • In the three months leading up to the financial crisis, we liquidated 100% of all stock holdings that I had covered• We sold ~$200M of Visa, MasterCard & RIM/BlackBerry shares between July and September 2008, helping our firm avoid $100M+ in losses during September-December 2008• In 2009 we bought back long-term holdings of MasterCard and Visa, which yielded 10x+ and 5x+ returns for our funds(2007–2009) US REGIONAL BANKS SHORT STRATEGY• In August 2007, created strategy to sell short shares of US regional banks that had excessive real estate development and land loans (making up 24-39% of their total loan portfolios)• These bank stocks dropped by 80%+ in the 18 months following August 2007• While we implemented the strategy, my biggest mistake at the time was making this short position much too small

New York, Ny

• Built mission-critical systems to digitize core risk infrastructure for two top-10 banks, helping EY earn $10M+ in advisory fees• Below are two examples of how my team solved problems for leading financial institutionsTOP-10 US BANK: CORE RISK INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION• Built, in collaboration with bank's senior business and risk teams, the core risk models for loan portfolio worth $200B+ improving: – pricing of loans at one of the largest U.S. commercial lenders – computation of regulatory capital and allowances for loan losses on bank's financial statements• Oversaw analysis of loan performance data and backtesting involving hundreds of bank team members• Helped bank's management win buy-in for modernization initiatives that had substantial impact across large organizationTOP-5 CANADIAN BANK: COMMODITIES LITIGATION SETTLEMENT• Helped a top-5 Canadian bank and their legal counsel successfully settle litigation with a Fortune-100 energy company that had defaulted on portfolio of OTC derivatives on commodities worth $1B+• Synthesized thousands of pages of data from lawsuit's discovery process into a short visual analysis used to negotiate settlement favorable to our client

New York, Ny

QUANT TEAM, EY NATIONAL DERIVATIVES VALUATION CENTER• Built models to value portfolios of OTC derivatives for ~100 audit clients, including top credit card issuers and multi-billion-$ hedge funds• Helped dozens of clients to catch OTC derivative valuation mistakes and to get them fixed• Specialized in valuing interest rate swaps/swaptions/exotic options, credit derivatives, and derivatives on commoditiesAUDIT TEAM, TOP-10 GLOBAL BANK'S DERIVATIVES BUSINESS• Audited one of Wall Street's largest portfolios of interest rate and credit derivativesAUDIT TEAM, TOP-10 GLOBAL VC/PE FIRM• Audited all aspects of funds' financial statements—everything from cash to valuation of private equity investments worth ~$10B

Ph.D. Courses In Computer Science & Financial Engineering—Taken As Non-Degree Student (Gpa 4.0/4.0)

B.A., Accounting & Information Systems And Economics, With High Honors

• President, ΟΔΕ (Economics Honor Society) - elected president during both junior & senior years • Fed Challenge - led top-3 team.

B.Arch. (Bachelor Of Architecture) Candidate

Education record