Ian Epstein | Source | Executive Vice President at Republic

Ian Epstein is EVP, Capital Markets & Distribution at Republic, and will run the Broker-Dealer and provide capital raising support to all business lines.

Prior to Republic, Ian was Global Head of Digital Assets at Makor Group, with over fifteen years of experience as a portfolio manager at Argonaut Capital, Caxton Associates, Commonwealth Opportunity Capital, Autonomy Capital, and Exodus Point Capital. Amongst his achievements, Epstein counts the tenfold growth in AUM and a consistent top decile performance across all hedge fund strategies during his 8-year tenure as a senior portfolio manager at Autonomy Capital (2010 – 2018). His investment experience spans developed and emerging markets across all asset classes including FX, equities, sovereign/quasi-sovereign credit and derivative products.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley, Epstein spent five years as a private equity analyst in the People's Republic of China prior to starting his career as a successful global macro portfolio manager. He is a founding member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle, a member of the Economics Club of New York and a civilian alumnus of the United States Army War College.