Mr. Portnoy most recently served as a consulting COO to investment banks and energy companies, through his own firm. Prior to that, he was the COO and partner in a combined hedge fund and asset management firm, where he still maintains a consulting role. As COO of a private trading firm with a focus on High Speed Futures Arbitrage, he concurrently served as the COO of its trading technology arm which he subsequently purchased from the firm’s owners. His responsibilities covered all aspects of managing the businesses, including financial projections, negotiating contracts, hiring, and coordinating both short and long term strategies. In this role Mr. Portnoy reported to the company founders while directing the Head of Trading and the Head of Technology. Mr. Portnoy began his career in the capital markets at a premier investment bank in the 1980s. He then headed up technology for a similarly placed investment bank, traded stock index futures for his own account (on the trading floor), and started up various consulting businesses. Following that, he headed the Equities Technology group at London based investment bank, where he also served on the Equities Operation Committee. He managed his family’s finances starting in the eighth grade! Mr. Portnoy received his B.A. from Clark University in Worcester, MA, where he designed his own major around Energy Technology and Policy.