Seth C. Fischoff, CFA

Experience

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  Clinton Group, Inc.

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2004

  Senior Portfolio Manager

  Senior Portfolio Manager for this multi-billion dollar hedge fund management company. Implemented policies and procedures for the reconciliation and settlement of all transactions. Supervised operations in the back office and was the point of contact for the firm’s independent auditors.Established a multi-strategy fund and was portfolio manager to coordinate the efforts of 100 traders in seven different disciplines. In 2 years, the fund grew to $2B with an additional $1B fixed-income only product. Opened and managed the firm’s London office; recruited staff and achieved 24-hour trading operations. Show less

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  Agamas Capital Management

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Founder & Chief Investment Officer

  Established this employee-owned hedge fund manager with focus on trading fixed income, asset-backed, corporate, convertible, currency, equity investments, international bonds, and derivatives. Oversaw settlements, transactions, portfolio and risk management in addition to investor reporting.Established and led the investment, portfolio management, valuation, and risk management functions comprising a team of over 20 members.Led the development and implementation of tools for completing and reconciling transactions across 40+ asset classes electronically and managing cash flow and margins for 70+ settlement groups and accounts. Show less

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  Cobble Hill Partners, LLC.

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2020

  Partner, Consultant for Principal Investments

  Provide investment and consulting services for this family office and financial advisory firm. Establish financial framework and create accounting procedures for a variety of industries including energy, public health, non-profit and event production. Introduce technologies to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, increase accuracy and reduce costs. Collaborate with executive management to develop strategic plans by providing financial and business analysis. Analyze and recommend asset allocation amongst public, private and real estate investments.Implement processes to facilitate reporting and identify key revenue and expense challenges and opportunities.Provide senior leadership with accurate fiscal snapshot to ensure organizational decision making and capital structure planning aligns with long-term financial forecast.Prepare consolidated reports, budgets, and long-range plans; analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures, and other related areas.Create financial models and analyses of financial and operational metrics to evaluate and direct business performance.Ensure integrity of financial data; identify potential areas of financial risk and opportunities for growth while maintaining profit margins.Analyze financial statements, ensure compliance with proper finance control policies and guidelines, and determine business, utilization and expense trends.Provide business units with operational support, define and develop operational performance measures, and create tools for consistent reporting, management and monitoring. Show less

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  Acro Capital Partners

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

  Founder & Chief Investment Officer

  Collaborated on the formation of this employee-owned private equity fund focusing on investing in companies and generational-ownership transition. Developed transaction documents for unique investment model, creating and establishing structure and ultimately reducing transaction costs. Review quarterly and annual financial statements.Designed, built, and implemented investment models to value, invest, and manage the risks of small micro private equity investments both individually and in a portfolio.Utilized knowledge of fund structures, accounting for complex transactions and technical knowledge, to reduce investment risk and to promote tax efficient investments. Show less

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  Maritime Capital, LLC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Portfolio and Risk Management

  Portfolio Manager and Risk Officer for this multi-asset fund and proprietary asset manager with a history in algorithmic trading in fixed income and municipal bonds in hedge funds, managed accounts, index-plus, and other structures.Designed, incubated, and managed a volatility relative business to capture the value of options and shares in the SPAC market.Chief Risk Officer to the firm for over 10 cross-asset trading funds including hedge-funds, proprietary capital and traditional long market assets.Built the firm-wide risk management infrastructure combining all trading assets: municipal bonds, corporate and high yield, treasuries, futures and options, crypto-currencies, ETFs, and non-listed derivatives.Interfaced with current and prospective clients on trading, risk management, and business product developmentManaged quantitative analytic and technology system projects to facilitate cross market portfolio manager knowledge, communication, and trading. Show less