Lisa Abramowicz co-hosts “Bloomberg Surveillance” from 6 to 9 a.m. on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio. She previously co-hosted “Bloomberg Markets” from 10 a.m. to noon EST on Bloomberg Radio and was a member of Bloomberg Television’s on-air markets desk. She also served as a columnist and reporter at Bloomberg focusing on fixed-income markets. Abramowicz graduated from the University of Chicago.
Jonathan Barry is head of US Strategic Client Coverage Group and is responsible for overseeing senior coverage and strategy for many of the firm’s key institutional investors, alternative asset-managers and hedge funds. Previously, he was head of US Leveraged Finance Sales from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, Jon was a salesperson on the High Yield and Distressed Sales desk from 2006 to 2011. He began his career as a money-market salesperson in Boston from 2000 to 2002 and in San Francisco from 2002 to 2006. Jon joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 and was named managing director in 2011 and partner in 2016.
Dean Curnutt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Macro Risk Advisors, a firm that helps clients achieve superior investment results by providing valuable market insight and efficient transaction execution. Prior to forming MRA, Dean was Managing Director and Head of Equity Sales-trading at Banc of America Securities where he was a member of the Global Equities Management Team that set direction for the division. Dean is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and received the Hedge Fund Rising Stars Award from Institutional Investor. He serves on the Board of Blythedale Children’s Hospital and is the Founder of the MacroMinds Foundation.
Derek Drummond, CAIA, is the Portfolio Manager for the Funds Alpha team at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), overseeing approximately $35B in assets. Derek and his team are responsible for the sourcing, evaluation and implementation of external investment managers across both traditional and alternative investment strategies. Derek has over 20 years of experience developing and implementing investment structures for both asset owners and managers, including developing portfolio construction, analytics and risk management frameworks, and establishing manager due diligence and evaluation processes.
Jessica Janowitz is head of US Equity Derivative Sales, where she focuses on delivering tactical and strategic derivative solutions across client segments. Previously, she worked as a managing director on the Relationship Management team. In this role, Jessica oversaw senior coverage and strategy for many of the firm’s key institutional and hedge fund clients. Prior to that, she spent 14 years building the firm’s Equity Derivatives franchise within the institutional client base, predominantly focused on asset managers. Jessica joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2005 and was named managing director in 2015. Jessica earned a joint BS and BA in Finance and Accounting, magna cum laude, from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in 2005.
Arthur Kaz is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Greenbriar Asset Management, LP (“Greenbriar”), an SEC-registered Hedge Fund based in Chicago. Greenbriar focuses on opportunistic investing throughout the capital structure, with an emphasis on stressed/distressed credit, event-driven, and special situations. Mr. Kaz has over 20 years of professional experience with active involvement in credit and distressed situations since 2011 and in alternative asset management since 2006. Notable investments in which he took a leadership role include the restructuring of several major automotive parts suppliers, a leading mortgage originator, and the reorganization of a major airline.
Ari Pine is co-founder of Digital Gamma, a proprietary trading group specializing in digital asset derivatives. Mr. Pine leads the trading, research, and development efforts. A theme of his career has been integrating technology and quantitative techniques to his trading. Ari started his career trading fixed income at JP Morgan. He went on to make markets on equity and commodity options on the PCX, CBOE, and CME. He traded at a long volatility hedge fund and later put together a quantitative trading strategy for futures. He holds a BS from Caltech in engineering and a BA in history from Wesleyan University.
Subadra Rajappa joined Société Générale in October 2014 as Head of US Rates Strategy. She represented Société Générale at the alternative reference rate committee. Previously at Morgan Stanley, she was a senior rates strategist focused on macro themes in the rates. She has extensive experience in global fixed-income markets including positions in research, sales and strategy at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. She has a strong quantitative background and started her career in finance at Salomon Brothers as a quantitative analyst where she focused on emerging market derivatives and credit derivatives before transitioning to rates.
Tina Surh is Founder and CIO of Sonamu Group, and invests with a broad and flexible charter across global asset classes and a simple purpose – sustained exceptional compounding. Ms. Surh has worked closely with several hedge fund legends in her former roles accomplishing change: as CIO for New York University, where she is credited with transforming the endowment and building out a strong platform, and more recently as CIO for Gruss & Co.’s single-family office, leading a full program redesign and exceeding performance goals. Tina has worked as a private equity investor, got her start at Bain & Co., and graduated from Harvard Business School and Tufts University, where she majored in drama and design, and is a Trustee Emeritus. She serves on a variety of boards, including Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Salvation Army Investment Committee, and Tufts Engineering School, and champions creativity applied to any vocation.
With over 20 years of experience in investment banking, Pierre Trecourt has in-depth knowledge of the financial landscape, specifically focusing on financial engineering relating to multiple asset classes. His expertise includes developing and delivering cutting-edge financial solutions to institutional clients that suit their needs, whilst adapting to changing market conditions. Pierre holds a diploma in engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in France, supplemented with a Bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master’s degree in probability and finance from University PARIS VI.