Nelson Saiers

Nelson Saiers is an American artist and math Ph.D.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, and science. Saiers is a practicing Christian and as a child lived through several wars growing up in Ethiopia and Afghanistan.

In 1998, Nelson Saiers earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia at the age of 23, only one year after completing his undergraduate studies. He studied algebraic topology and cobordism theory.

At Deutsche Bank Saiers was known for his mental math abilities, in particular, squaring large numbers. On one such occasion in 2008, he squared a 20-digit number in his head on a flight back to New York from a business meeting in London.

Nelson began his trading career at Susquehanna Investment Group. He also later worked at UBS and Deutsche Bank. At Deutsche Bank, Nelson was a Managing Director for proprietary derivatives.

In July 2010, Nelson left Deustche Bank to join Alphabet Management, a New York hedge fund specializing in options. He was promoted to Chief Investment Officer in March 2011, just eight months after joining the firm. Saiers' younger brother Scott also joined Alphabet in February 2012 as Head Trader.

In December 2012 Alphabet announced that the firm would be changing its name to Saiers Capital, LLC.

Nelson's is currently a professional artist based in New York City. Mathematics, physics, and braille play a central role in his art. His art has been featured in solo shows at Harvard University, Alcatraz, HG Contemporary Gallery, Studio Vendome, and The Hole's project space.The New York Observer referred to Saiers as "The Warhol of Wall Street"

Nelson has been widely quoted in Bloomberg,The Wall Street Journal,Barron's, and The Financial Post on topics such as China, India, European Sovereign Debt, Facebook, Dell, and the price of gold as well as overall market trends.

...
Wikipedia