Typhon Capital Management

Team

Typhon Capital Management

Leadership Team

Leadership and portfolio management experience across global macro, commodities, systematic strategies, and operations.

James L. Koutoulas, Esq.
James L. Koutoulas, Esq.
Founder & CEO
  • 30 years of experience
  • Built Typhon's modular fund platforms
  • Led $7.1B in recoveries as trial lawyer
  • Serves on the Risk and Investment Committees
David Klusendorf
David Klusendorf
Chief Investment Officer, Partner
  • 39 years of experience
  • Founded Klusendorf Trading with 22 PMs
  • Full member of CME, CBOT, and CBOE
  • Serves on the Risk and Investment Committees
Kevin J.P. O'Hara
Kevin J.P. O'Hara
Chairman
  • Former C-suite executive at NYSE, CBOT, Archipelago, and Gulf Finance House
  • Former SEC enforcement attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • Exchange and market-structure leader across trading, fintech, and litigation finance
Nicholas Bloom
Nicholas Bloom
Managing Director, UK Risk, Partner
  • 41 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2010
  • Former PM at Tarchon Capital
  • Serves on the Risk and Investment Committees
Ruth Sotak
Ruth Sotak
Managing Director, Operations, Partner
  • 42 years of experience
  • Oversees firmwide operations strategy
  • Former MD & COO, Global Energy Ops at Citadel
Jasmina Midzic
Jasmina Midzic
Managing Director
  • International finance and investor-relations experience across New York, London, Zug, Dubai, and Miami
  • Former client-management and investor-relations roles at SEBA AG and Qume
  • Capital markets, institutional partnerships, and business development background
George Michalopoulos
George Michalopoulos
Portfolio Manager
  • 20 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2016
  • Former Citadel crude oil PM
James Gallo
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
Jerod Leman
Portfolio Manager, Partner
  • 23 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2009
  • Specialist in agricultural hedging
Nick Nickols
Nick Nickols
Portfolio Manager, Partner
  • 32 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2017
  • Former President of NK Commodity Brokers
Alessandro Barcelloni Corte
Alessandro Barcelloni Corte
Portfolio Manager, Partner
  • 15 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2020
  • Systematic model-driven strategist
Roberto Vernazza
Roberto Vernazza
Portfolio Manager
  • 21 years of experience
  • Joined Typhon in 2020
  • Grew prior business from $100M to $1.6B

* If clients elect an SMA, debit risks may defeat the asymmetry-structuring capability of limited-liability vehicles. Typhon offers both SMAs and limited-liability vehicles at the client’s discretion.

Typhon Capital Management, LLC is a Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a Member of the National Futures Association. Typhon only provides services related to listed derivatives to Qualified Eligible Participants as defined in section 4.7 of the Commodity Exchange Act. Typhon manages private funds only for non-US Investors, Accredited Investors, and Qualified Purchasers, and swaps only for Eligible Contract Participants. Typhon Capital Management, LLC is an Appointed Representative of Starmark Investment Management Limited which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Typhon Advisors, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Typhon Capital Management, LLC, is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Adviser. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. This website is furnished on a confidential basis and is neither an offer to sell any securities nor a solicitation of an offer to invest in any fund or managed product. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future returns. View Detailed Risk Disclosures and Important Information.

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