Where does Jakob Palmstierna work?

Jakob Palmstierna is President at GSR.

Where did Jakob Palmstierna go to school?

Jakob Palmstierna studied at Lund University; Chalmers University of Technology (Ships' Officers' Degree, Class VIII); Swedish Armed Forces, 4th Marine Regiment (Sergeant, Amphibious Task Force).

Jakob Palmstierna

Investor

President at GSR

United Kingdom

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313 people in our graph share verified history with Jakob — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Jakob: together at Two Sigma

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.

Experience

GSRPresidentcurrent2024 — present
GSRCEO2018 — 2024London, United Kingdom
Two Sigma International LimitedBoard Member2013 — 2018
Two SigmaWorker2013 — 2018
Winton Capital ManagementWorker2009 — 2013
Barclays Global InvestorsWorker2006 — 2009
The Yacht WeekCo Founder2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Trading8Investment Management8Derivatives4ValuationCapital MarketsFinancial MarketsInvestmentsHedge Funds23Fixed Income20Portfolio Management13Asset Management10Alternative Investments11

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Languages English · German · Swedish

From Jakob's professional profile.

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

Charlie Talcott

Senior Associate at Ospraie Ag Science

CJ Fong

APAC General Manager at GSR

Cristian Gil

Chairman at GSR

John Yang

Investor at Riverwood Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jakob Palmstierna?: 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.
Where does Jakob Palmstierna work?: Jakob Palmstierna is President at GSR.
Where did Jakob Palmstierna go to school?: Jakob Palmstierna studied at Lund University; Chalmers University of Technology (Ships' Officers' Degree, Class VIII); Swedish Armed Forces, 4th Marine Regiment (Sergeant, Amphibious Task Force).

Founder mafias

Lund University mafia69

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Johan JardevallBScFounded Smart Robotics +2 Siyu HuangChemistryFounded Lionano +1 Jacob WaernBusiness lawFounded eduMe +1 Rony Patishi-ChillimOn-line courseFounded Fresh Start Reece ChowdhryStudy Aboard YearFounded Concept Staffan HelgessonBachelorFounded Creandum

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Chalmers University of Technology mafia65

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Per HulthénDoctor of Philosophy (PhD candidate)Founded FDS +1 Rikard SteiberBSc.Founded GoodTrust Digital legacy platform +1 Timo LehesMScFounded Swarmnetwork +1 Jonas HellgrenMaster of ScienceFounded Aperio +1 Godfrey OkekeMaster’s DegreeFounded Y Combinator +1 Ivar SchmidtMaster of Science (MS)Founded Frotcom

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Two Sigma mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael TruellInternFounded Cursor Paul ButlerQuantitative AnalystFounded Drifting In Space +1 Raymond WangInvestorFounded AeroVect Dhaivat PandyaQuantitative ResearchFounded Verse Medical Sammy SidhuSoftware EngineerFounded Eventual Max ChoProduct ManagerFounded Coverage Cat

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GSR mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Xin SongCEOFounded Gsr Cristian GilChairmanFounded Gsr

Same school

Also attended Lund University163

Alexander Fred-OjalaInvestor at EQT Ventures Gustav von SydowInvestor at EQT Ventures Rony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech Ventures Margot HuysmansAnalyst at Heran Partners Anna HauptInvestor at Industrifonden Reece ChowdhryGeneral Partner at Concept Ventures

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Also attended Chalmers University of Technology119

Ernest GassóDirector at Inveready Technology Investment Group Jacob KeyInvestor at Luminar Ventures Alexander Fred-OjalaInvestor at EQT Ventures Alex MercandettiInvestment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Emma HanaeusInvestor at Almi Invest Ulrika ÅgrenInvestor at Almi Invest

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Shared employers

Also worked at GSR7

Carlos GuzmanResearcher at GSR Xin SongCEO at GSR Cristian GilChairman at GSR Quynh HoHead of Venture Investment & Corporate Development at GSR Alain KunzHead of Business Development, EMEA at GSR Josh RiezmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR

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Also worked at Two Sigma63

Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of Cursor Colin BeirneFounding Partner at Deviation Capital Douglas RomanoffManaging Partner at Parameter Ventures Sophia LuoPartner at Greylock Partners Dusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma Ventures Scott WilkCFO at Imaginary Venture Capital

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Also worked at Winton Capital Management7

Nick SmithChief Investor Relations Officer at S32 Denise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vc Christina TheilgaardHead of IR & Institutional Fundraising at Albion Capital Group Ryan TunstallInvestor at Insight Partners Tobias BaumannSenior Vice President, Client Service & Marketing, EMEA at Heitman Tim SprattFounder at Permutive

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Also worked at Barclays Global Investors398

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Maddie CoughlinInvestor at DN Capital Neil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal Investments Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at Greycroft Anya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures

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