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Jakob Palmstierna

Investor

President at GSR

United Kingdom

About

President of GSR and former Global CEO of the firm. He previously led Two Sigma's EMEA business and served as a board director of Two Sigma International, with prior roles at Winton Capital Management and Barclays Global Investors.

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Experience

  1. GSRPresidentcurrent2024 — present
  2. GSRCEO2018 — 2024London, United Kingdom
  3. Two Sigma International LimitedBoard Member2013 — 2018
  4. Two SigmaWorker2013 — 2018
  5. Winton Capital ManagementWorker2009 — 2013
  6. Barclays Global InvestorsWorker2006 — 2009
  7. The Yacht WeekCo Founder2005 — 2007

Education

  1. Lund University2002 — 2006
  2. Chalmers University of TechnologyShips' Officers' Degree, Class VIII2001
  3. Swedish Armed Forces, 4th Marine RegimentSergeant, Amphibious Task Force2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Trading8Investment Management8Derivatives4ValuationCapital MarketsFinancial MarketsInvestmentsHedge Funds23Fixed Income20Portfolio Management13Asset Management10Alternative Investments11
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Languages English · German · Swedish

From Jakob's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Lund University61

Rony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesAnna HauptInvestor at IndustrifondenReece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept VenturesAnna GisselssonInvestor at Almi InvestChristian BjörkmanInvestor at Almi InvestHelen PetterssonInvestor at Almi Invest

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Also attended Chalmers University of Technology42

Ernest GassóDirector at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJacob KeyInvestor at Luminar VenturesHimanshu GuptaCo-founder at WeRize at PICUS CAPITALEmma HanaeusInvestor at Almi InvestLinda ElfvingInvestor at Almi InvestDr. Magnus HolmCo-Founder at Hilbert Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at GSR1

Jake DwyerFounder & Managing Partner at Factor Capital

Also worked at Two Sigma14

Colin BeirneFounding Partner at Deviation CapitalDusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma VenturesJuliette HanBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoKimberley BuenoVenture Advisor at Growth Warrior CapitalAnna CarusoDirector of Investor Relations at SemperVirens Venture CapitalJake DwyerFounder & Managing Partner at Factor Capital

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Also worked at Winton Capital Management1

Denise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vc

Also worked at Barclays Global Investors156

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Colleagues at GSR

Alain Kunz
Head of Business Development, EMEA at GSR
Alex Taaffe
Chief Revenue Officer at GSR
Brian Rudick
Managing Director of Research at GSR
Carlos Guzman
Researcher at GSR
CJ Fong
APAC General Manager at GSR
Cristian Gil
Chairman at GSR
Jake Dwyer
Founder & Managing Partner at Factor Capital
Jonathan Loflin
Chief Investment Officer at GSR