Jack D.
Ex-Balyasny Analyst | Fundamental Specialist | Stanford Alum
Studied at Stanford University
Worked at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Available tomorrow at 10:00 PM UTC
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Jack's Coaching Offerings
Pay as you go
Get help with Skill Building, Portfolio Management, and .
Jack’s Hedge Fund Qualifications
Experience level: Associate
Seasoned Hedge Fund Analyst with ~3 years of highly intensive experience running point on a granular fundamentally driven / fully hedged investment strategy across TMT. Successfully shouldered a coverage ~3-5x larger than typical first year juniors, culminating in the fastest internal promotion in the fund's 20+ year history. Learned and further evolved a fundamental investment process that drove outsized PNL gains and earnings hit rates.
Jack can help with:
Skill Building
Portfolio Management
Promotion Strategy
Risk Management
Networking Strategy
Hedge Fund Strategy
Investment Analysis
Technical Interview Prep
Behavioral Interview Prep
Work Experience
Senior Associate
KittyHawk
July 2024 - Present
- Senior Associate at KittyHawk assisting in the management of the Kittyhawk Secondaries portfolio. Exclusive partner of Nasdaq Private Market.
Analyst
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
June 2021 - January 2024
- Fastest promotion to Analyst in Balyasny Asset Management history, individually executed coverage for ~40-60 stocks with an emphasis on large cap & small/mid cap internet, as well as media, telco, fintech, and cable - Built and maintained granular company models, identified and pitched variant trades on an ongoing basis, monetized both tactical and long-term catalysts, frequently led Balyasny-wide IR meetings, originated and grew relationships across the portfolio and the sell side - Primary coverage included META, GOOGL, AMZN, NFLX, EBAY, PYPL, BKNG, EXPE, ABNB, UBER, V, MA, LYFT, DASH, SNAP, PINS, SPOT, SQ, Z, W, ETSY, MELI, MTCH, BMBL, FTCH, ROKU, SE, DIS, FOXA, WBD, PARA, OMC, IPG, LAMR, OUT, CMCSA, CHTR, T, VZ, TMUS
Investment Banking Analyst
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
July 2019 - June 2021
- Performed wide-ranging financial analysis for diverse M&A, private capital, and public offering equity transactions. Worked on the tech coverage team in Palo Alto.
Summer Analyst
Longitude Capital
June 2018 - August 2018
- Evaluated potential investments and generated pitch materials through in-depth market research and analysis.
Education
Stanford University
B.S., Science, Technology, and Society
2015 - 2019