Experienced in futures, options, volatility, derivatives, equity research, risk control, hedge funds, due diligence, and private equity. Experience includes: board directorships, director of $1b fund-of-funds, portfolio manager of $200m commodity pool and private equity fund, engineered novel tradable derivative instruments, designed volatility indices, managed several teams, built successful businesses, negotiated agreements and licenses, developed client accounts, performed extensive due diligence on 1,000+ hedge funds, built quantitative, qualitative, and an artificial intelligence trading engine, authored numerous written works, and a keynote speaker.Experience / YearsListed Derivatives 10+Marketing 10+Proprietary Trading 10+Public Speaking 10+Quant Modelling 10+Product Development 10+Business Development 10+Alternative Investments 10+Risk Management 10+Deal Negotiations 10Intellectual Property 10Due Diligence 10Financial Technology 10Board of Directors 9Private Equity 8Volatility (primary focus) 8Index Design 7Asset Management 5Quantitative Research 4Institutional Equity 4Structured Products 2Commodity Trading Advisor 2Editor of Monthly Quantitative Report 2