About
Phil Bonello is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Plaintext Capital, an actively managed cryptocurrency investment fund. He previously served as Director of Research at Grayscale Investments and Head of Research at Ikigai Asset Management.
Experience
- Plaintext CapitalManaging Partner, CIOcurrent2021 — present
- Grayscale InvestmentsDirector, Research2020 — 2021
- Ikigai Asset ManagementAdvisor2019 — 2020
- Ikigai Asset ManagementHead of Research2018 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- MessariAnalyst2018
- Narrative ScienceSales Engineer2017 — 2018
- Narrative ScienceSolutions Consultant2017Chicago, Illinois
- IBMConsultant2015 — 2017Chicago, IL
- Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst2014Charlotte, North Carolina
- ConsilinkIntern2013Chicago
- Lakeshore ConnectFounder2011 — 2013New Buffalo, MI
- Phi Gamma DeltaPresident (Alpha Phi Chapter)2012 — 2013Ann Arbor, MI
- Access Community Health NetworkSummer Intern2010 — 2011Chicago
Education
- University of MichiganBachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial and Operations Engineering
- Saint Ignatius College PrepBachelor of Science (B.S.)
Skills & more
Event Management10Public Relations7Time Management7Start-ups9Maple2Sales4Lead Generation3Project Management2Business Development6Data Analysis6TradingFinancial Modeling
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Data AnalyticsFinancial AnalysisProduct DevelopmentLeadershipwritingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordC++MinitabSpanishLanguages English · Spanish
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- Where does Phil Bonello work?
- Phil Bonello is CIO at Plaintext Capital.
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Also attended Saint Ignatius College Prep9
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Also worked at Narrative Science2
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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch231
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