Michael Block Email & Phone Number
Head of Marquee Assets and Chief Operating Officer @ Optimist Ventures
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Michael Block Location
- New York, NY, US
Michael Block Work
- 2026 -now Head of Marquee Assets and Chief Operating Officer @
- 2025 -now Venture Partner @
- 2018 -now Managing Director, Market Strategist @
- 2024 -2025 Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder @
- 2023 -2025 Co-Founder @ Alta Summit Capital (dba AgentSmyth Advisors)
- 2021 -2023 Senior Executive Council Member @
- 2021 -2022 Board Member @
- 2018 -2021 Managing Director, Market Strategist @ Third Seven Advisors
- 2013 -2018 Chief Strategist @
- 2021 -2024 Board Member @ Adit EdTech Sponsor, LLC
- 2010 -2013 Chief Equities Strategist @ Phoenix Partners Group
- 2019 -2023 Managing Director @
- 2006 -2009 Head of Research and Trading - Chief Strategist @ Exis Capital Management
- 2005 -2006 Head of Trading @
- 1999 -2005 Head Trader @
- 1997 -1999 NASDAQ Trading @
- 1992 -1995 Associate- Investment Banking @
- 1992 -1995 Associate @
Michael Block Education
- UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Finance)
1995-1997 - The Wharton School
BS Econ. (Finance)
1988-1992 - University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (Finance, General)
1988-1992 - THS
Michael Block Skills
- Equities
- Hedge Funds
- Capital Markets
- Trading
- Investment Banking
- Bloomberg
- Trading Strategies
- Fixed Income
- Securities
- Alternative Investments
- Series 7
- Finance
- Bonds
- Portfolio Management
- Investments
- Valuation
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistics
- Data Analysis
- VBA
- Econometrics
- Equity Research
- Derivatives
- Electronic Trading
- Investor Relations
Michael Block Summary
- Michael Block, based in New York, NY, US, is currently a Head of Marquee Assets and Chief Operating Officer at Optimist Ventures. Michael Block brings experience from previous roles at GD Partners LLC, Third Seven Capital, AgentSmyth and Alta Summit Capital (dba AgentSmyth Advisors). Michael Block holds a 1995 - 1997 Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance @ UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. With a robust skill set that includes Equities, Hedge Funds, Capital Markets, Trading, Investment Banking and more. Michael Block has 6 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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