Leadership Team
Leadership and portfolio management experience across global macro, commodities, systematic strategies, and operations.
James L. Koutoulas, Esq.
Founder & CEO
- 30 years of experience
- Built Typhon's modular fund platforms
- Led $7.1B in recoveries as trial lawyer
David Klusendorf
Chief Investment Officer, Partner
- 39 years of experience
- Founded Klusendorf Trading with 22 PMs
- Full member of CME, CBOT, and CBOE
Nicholas Bloom
Managing Director, UK Risk, Partner
- 41 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2010
- Former PM at Tarchon Capital
Ruth Sotak
Managing Director, Operations, Partner
- 42 years of experience
- Oversees firmwide operations strategy
- Former MD & COO, Global Energy Ops at Citadel
George Michalopoulos
Portfolio Manager
- 20 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2016
- Former Citadel crude oil PM
James Gallo
Portfolio Manager, Partner
- 39 years of experience
- 30+ years trading metals on COMEX/NYMEX
- Member of the COMEX Board of Governors
Jerod Leman
Portfolio Manager, Partner
- 23 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2009
- Specialist in agricultural hedging
Nick Nickols
Portfolio Manager, Partner
- 44 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2017
- Former President of NK Commodity Brokers
Alessandro Barcelloni Corte
Portfolio Manager, Partner
- 15 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2020
- Systematic model-driven strategist
Roberto Vernazza
Portfolio Manager
- 21 years of experience
- Joined Typhon in 2020
- Grew prior business from $100M to $1.6B