There is not really one specific person, but many throughout my career. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that? None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. I thinkĭLT has the opportunity to help the wine industry in terms of efficiency, data integrity, and authentication. We are currently very excited about the prospects for applying distributed ledger technology to the wine business. Whether well-versed in wine collecting, or satisfying the curiosities of a burgeoning collector, Acker Wine Markets allows all wine lovers to immerse themselves into the world of fine and rare wine and stay on top of trends. There is no other platform in the industry like it, and this indispensable information will guide wine collectors on their wine investment journey. The new tool stands as the most comprehensive wine indexing tool and investment database currently available to collectors and investors, bringing nearly twenty years of wine auction data to assist in shaping one’s overall investment portfolio. Late last year, we launched Acker Wine Markets, a data-backed and insight-driven digital platform that provides invaluable information to wine collectors and investors on the fine wine market. The lesson learned is you just never know where and when an opportunity is going to come and that persistence always leads to positive things, even if it’s in very unexpected ways.Īre you working on any exciting new projects now? How do you think that will help people? I knew absolutely nothing about wine previous to joining the company. I met the owner, spent the time assessing the business and ultimately went in as CEO and minority owner. Then out of nowhere, a serious wine collector called me and said he was approached by an owner of a wine auction house about investment and strategic help and suggested I look into the opportunity. It was really difficult and frustrating, so I decided to take a few months break. I spent 6 months of diligence looking at three enticing companies and a lot of money, only to get outbid each time by a private equity firm. I had spent about three years looking for companies to buy and help grow. A unique opportunity presented itself to me and I joined Acker Merrall & Condit, the world’s largest fine and rare auction house, as CEO/and minority owner in 2017.Ĭan you share with our readers the most interesting or amusing story that occurred to you in your career so far? Can you share the lesson or take away you took out of that story? I left finance in 2012 and was a partner in a tech venture capital firm for four years and managed my personal investments. After helping rebuild the broker dealer, I joined JP Morgan Chase Chief Investment Office as Head of Strategy for the banks’ 350 Billion portfolio. I left in 2001 and then spent a few years in a family office before becoming President & CEO of a premierīroker dealer. During those years, First Boston went public as Credit Suisse acquired it and the company was named Credit Suisse First Boston. Salomon and then went to First Boston where I spent 13 years where I was Managing Director, Head of Interest Rate & Derivative Trading as well as Head of US Proprietary Trading. I started my career going through Salomon Brothers sales and trading program. When I went to graduate school, finance and Wall Street was going through a tremendous growth phase. Can you tell us the “backstory” about what brought you to the finance industry? Thank you for doing this with us! Before we dig in, our readers would like to learn a bit more about you.
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