Jim is responsible for the oversight, selection and management of all investment-related activity across all strategies and portfolios, as well as the development of all new investment strategies and GenTrust products. Prior to co-founding GenTrust, Jim worked at Element Capital, where he was responsible for asset class expansion, new business development, recruiting investment professionals, investor relations, and evaluation of private investment opportunities. He also served on the firm’s risk committee and spent extensive time discussing macroeconomic strategy, positioning and portfolio hedging with sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurance companies, fund of funds and family offices.  Prior to Element, Jim was the Head of USD Fixed Income Options Trading at Barclays Capital where he managed a team of 12 traders and dozens of products across the globe. Prior to Barclays, Jim was Head of USD Fixed Income Options Trading at JPMorgan Chase.  Jim graduated with distinction from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics. He won the Ronald Meltzer Prize for most outstanding senior essay: Managing the Risks of Plain-Vanilla and Exotic Options.  Jim is a CFA® charterholder.