Jacob Simon Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

SportBLX (pronounced “Sport Blocks”) is a FinTech startup underwriting and executing IPOs ofsecurities related to the earnings of professional athletes.I was hired by the Founder as part of an initial team to build and develop the company’sathlete valuation strategies. I assisted in expanding the platform to offerings in other alternativeasset classes, including music, art, film, and alternative investment funds.Impacts:- Modeled the valuation and structured distributions for a share offering related to the earnings of an NBA player- Created algorithms in Python to predict the future earnings of NBA and MLB players- Negotiated terms around potential share offerings with various athletes, agents, and wealth managers across the NBA, MLB, and NASCAR- Analyzed valuations, ownership structure, and league rules to research potential equity offerings related to professional sports teams- Created fundraising content for SportBLX, including content for individual athlete offerings- Demonstrated the SportBLX platform to potential investors, including a $1M capital raise from new investors- Began as Senior Analyst and an original employee of the company

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Clinton Group was a multi-strategy hedge fund with $2 billion in assets under management.I was hired to research past trading activity of prospective investment managers; I was promoted towork on the execution of the firm’s quantitative trading strategy.Impacts:- Created scripts in Python, R, and VBA to analyze performance drivers (including slippage, fill percentages, and country allocation) for Clinton’s quantitative trading strategy- Executed trades for quantitative trading strategies in North American, Asian, and European markets- Built data visualizations detailing daily trading activity and costs, enabling research team to optimize trading strategies by reducing slippage across multiple equity markets- Researched past trading activity of prospective quantitative managers to assess various alpha-generating aspects of their consumer discretionary trading strategies

Greater New York City Area

InfoGrate Inc. is a database management service for financial companies with an angel investment arm.Impacts:- Evaluated seed-stage companies for investment by the firm’s angel investment committee- Established quality control processes as the company transitioned to a new client reporting system

New York, New York

New York, New York