About

Decades of experience building and advising businesses.

I am a quantitative-finance entrepreneur, former Chicago Mercantile Exchange member, securities-firm founder, Wall Street trader, and finance professor. I also founded a high-frequency trading business. For decades, I have helped businesses navigate growth, competition, regulation, and change.

Builder

Quantitative-finance entrepreneur building and advising businesses across finance, technology, regulation, and gaming.

Analyst

My work centers on understanding how businesses make money, where they are vulnerable, and what creates durable advantage.

Operator

I have led teams, made decisions under pressure, navigated regulated markets, and turned strategy into execution.

Teacher

I share what I have learned so others can make better decisions and see opportunities they may have overlooked.

My Journey

My path has taken me through markets, finance, entrepreneurship, regulation, consulting, and now the frontiers of AI.

Different industries. Different challenges. The same focus: understanding how businesses work and helping people build something better.

The past gives you experience. It does not set the limits of what you can build next.

Early exposure to business
I grew up around real-estate development. My father was a developer, and I learned early that businesses are built through judgment, negotiation, persistence, and risk.
Markets, finance, and entrepreneurship
Began on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and held senior leadership roles in banking and securities globally. Founded and operated Caster Pollux Securities LLC, a FINRA-registered securities firm; Pina Street Associates, a hedge fund of funds; and Pomtech Research LLC, a high-frequency trading business. Together, those ventures span securities brokerage, institutional investing, and quantitative trading. Helped raise more than $2 billion for private-equity and hedge-fund managers.
Regulation and consulting
Served four years at the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Later founded Simply Alpha Capital, a global iGaming consultancy advising companies on licensing, structure, payments, marketing, growth, and transactions.
The next chapter
Today, I bring decades of experience in business, finance, technology, leadership, and regulation to help founders and teams navigate change and explore how AI is transforming what is possible.