Nelson Saiers
Nelson Saiers is an American artist, mathematician, and polymath.[1][2] [3]He was previously Chief Investment Officer of Saiers Capital, LLC (formerly Alphabet Management, LLC). Earlier in his career he was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG. He has also penned a handful of articles for the Huffington Post on topics related to art, math, science and social issues.[4][5][6][7][8]
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Education
In 1998, Nelson Saiers earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia at the age of 23,[9] only one year after completing his undergraduate studies.[10] He studied algebraic topology and cobordism theory.[11]
Financial Career
Nelson began his trading career at Susquehanna Investment Group. He also later worked at UBS and Deutsche Bank.[12] At Deutsche Bank, Nelson was a Managing Director for proprietary derivatives.[12]
In July 2010, Nelson left Deustche Bank to join Alphabet Management, a New York hedge fund specializing in options.[12] He was promoted to Chief Investment Officer in March 2011, just eight months after joining the firm.[13][14] Saiers' younger brother Scott also joined Alphabet in February 2012 as Head Trader.[15]
In December 2012 Alphabet announced that the firm would be changing its name to Saiers Capital, LLC.[16]
Art Career
Nelson's is currently a professional artist based in New York City.[17] [18] Mathematics, physics, and braille play a central roll in his art.[19] His art has been featured in solo shows at Harvard University, HG Contemporary Gallery, Studio Vendome, and The Hole's project space.[20][21][22][23]
Press quotes
Nelson has been widely quoted in Bloomberg,[24] The Wall Street Journal,[25] Barron's,[26] and The Financial Post on topics such as China,[27] India, European Sovereign Debt,[28] Facebook,[29] Dell,[30] and the price of gold as well as overall market trends.
Philanthropy
Nelson has an affiliation with charity: water, which attempts to provide clean water to those in developing countries. Nelson is a Founding Member of The Well, a core group of donors who support charity: water.[31]
In October 2013, during the graffiti artist Banksy's month-long New York project "Better Out Than In," Nelson made a public offer to donate $100,000 to the Hurricane Sandy rebuilding effort if Banksy created a legal mural in New York to raise awareness for people still affected by the storm.[32] An anonymous donor "RD" has also joined this effort, and has pledged an additional $100,000. Nelson has created a website for the effort: http://www.heybanksy.com. Whether the piece was created or not is unknown, but on October 28, Nelson decided to go forward with the $100,000 donation regardless.[33]
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