Tain Hsia

Experience

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  Lehman Brothers Inc.

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Analyst - Derivative Finance Department

  ● Structured and marketed synthetic repo packages for off-balance sheet funding. Analyzed underlying securities’ eligibility for total return swaps.● Negotiated and drafted contract provisions for new derivative structures.

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  Federal Reserve Bank of New York

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  ● Traded US government and agency securities for foreign central banks. ● Purchased Treasuries for US Treasury’s buy-back program and to implement monetary policy.● Managed the Bank’s securities lending and outright operations businesses.● Evaluated feasibility of acquiring GSE pass-throughs and CMOs for the SOMA portfolio. ● Evaluated and ranked the financial strength of German banks’ US operations for the Federal Reserve’s Foreign Banking Operation Supervision Program to assess compliance to capital, liquidity, and risk-management requirements.● Monitored and assessed European financial sector activities and developments for possible risk events.

  • Senior Trader Analyst - Government Securities Trading Desk, Markets Group

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  • Financial Analyst - Bank Supervision

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
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  Medley Global Advisors

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Director - Market Strategy, G10 Macro Group

  ● Advised US & European asset managers and traders in formulating trading strategies through analyzing and contextualizing sourced information from global policy markers, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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  Autism360, Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2017

  Executive Director (non-profit)

  ● Built and managed web-based tool to help autistic children find treatment options.● Led the Board of Directors to create and maintain mission objectives, including creating and leading sub-advisory boards and committees.● Prepared and presented annual financial statements for Board approval. Assessed and managed budget. Ensured that all tax, regulatory, and legal requirements were met.

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  Certified Investment Fund Director

  Jan 2017 - now

  Independent Non-Executive Director & Director

  Currently serving as independent non-executive director and director to various investment fund companies and other organizations.● Central Bank of Ireland authorised structures include - ICAV, UCITS, and ManCo. ● Cayman Islands Monetary Authority authorised master-feeder structures.● Strategies include - volatility and tail risk management, equity long/short, fixed income arbitrage, emerging market equity/bond, and direct investment in Irish commercial real estate.● Experienced investor in alternative assets: biotech, credit, impact, real assets and venture capital.● Fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Show less

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  Acu Consulting LLC

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Co-Founder & CEO

  ● Provided consulting services to practitioners to digitized patient record management for compliance of data protection regulations and insurance audit requirements.

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  SenAer Trading

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Co-Founder & COO

  ● Built and launched IT platform to trade portfolios of aircraft assets. Responsibilities included compliance with GDPR and other multi-jurisdictional regulatory and legal requirements.● Led development of proprietary pricing model and security functionalities for control and access.