SEDA Experts Welcomes Eric Jacobs as Managing Director
Peter Selman, Managing Partner of SEDA Experts, welcomes Eric Jacobs as Managing Director, bringing with him nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry. Jacobs' extensive background in risk management, financial operations, and investment oversight will be a valuable asset to SEDA Experts' clients. His notable career spans top-tier institutions, including alternative asset management, investment banking, and public accounting.
Key Takeaways:
- Eric Jacobs joins SEDA Experts as Managing Director with nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry.
- Jacobs is a recognized expert in risk management, financial operations, and investment oversight, with a strong background in supervising accounting, control, and risk functions.
- He has worked at top-tier institutions, including Goldman Sachs, King Street Capital Management, and Price Waterhouse, holding various roles such as Director of Risk Management, Director of Finance, and Vice President in the Finance Division.
- Jacobs has led the design and implementation of a firmwide institutional risk management framework, developed data-driven tools for risk analytics, stress testing, and liquidity monitoring, and chaired King Street's Risk Committee.
- He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York, holds an MBA in Finance and Economics from New York University, and a BBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Michigan.
Statistics:
- Jacobs has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry.
- He led the design and implementation of a firmwide institutional risk management framework at King Street Capital Management.
- The framework was developed over 17 years and included data-driven tools for risk analytics, stress testing, and liquidity monitoring.
- King Street Capital Management has over $20 billion in assets under management.
- Jacobs is a member of the Managed Funds Association Chief Risk Officers Forum, helping shape industry dialogue on best practices in risk management and regulatory policy.
Sources:
- SEDA Experts LLC, a leading expert witness firm providing world-class financial expert witness services, announced today that Eric Jacobs joined the firm as Managing Director.
- King Street Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $20 billion in assets under management.