Lou K. Salkind
Director/Board Member at D. E. Shaw Securities International
Profile
Dr. Lou K.
Salkind is a Managing Director at D.
E.
Shaw & Co. LP.
He is on the Board of Directors at D.
E.
Shaw Securities International and Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. He is a member of the Executive Committee, in which capacity he jointly supervises the firm's worldwide asset management businesses.
He has primary oversight responsibility for the firm's global private market investment activities, and also oversees strategic ventures in India, the firm's information technology group, and the activities of the firm's Chief Operating Officer.
He joined the firm soon after it was founded, and during the firm's first decade was responsible for the creation, development, and implementation of many of the firm's quantitative investment strategies.
Dr. Salkind received his A.B.
from Princeton University, where he studied mathematics and physics, and his Ph.D.
from New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, where he studied computer science and robotics.
Lou K. Salkind active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
D. E. Shaw Securities International
 D. E. Shaw Securities International Investment Banks/BrokersFinance D. E. Shaw Securities International engages in the trade, distribution, and underwriting of convertibles and warrants. Its initial focus is Japanese convertibles and warrants. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 1993-04-30 |
Former positions of Lou K. Salkind
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
 Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. operates as a science advocacy organization. It conducts researches for environmental solutions. The company was founded by Kurt Gottfried and Henry W. Kendall in 1969 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
 D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Lou K. Salkind
| New York University | Doctorate Degree |
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Finance |
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. operates as a science advocacy organization. It conducts researches for environmental solutions. The company was founded by Kurt Gottfried and Henry W. Kendall in 1969 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
D. E. Shaw Securities International
D. E. Shaw Securities International Investment Banks/BrokersFinance D. E. Shaw Securities International engages in the trade, distribution, and underwriting of convertibles and warrants. Its initial focus is Japanese convertibles and warrants. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
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