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In this episode, Mentor 86 shares how he broke in straight to the byside right out of

undergrad during the 2008 recession. We cover what he did to pivot when his hedge fund went under,

why his new role was valuable,

and how he prepared for his jump back into trading in the hedge fund industry many years later.

Buckle up. It's an interesting ride.

Great, Mentor 86. Thanks so much for joining the podcast. I really appreciate you taking the time.

Thanks for having me.

Anyways, it would be great if you could just start off with a quick overview of your background.

Sure. So I have a bit of a non-traditional background as opposed to the vast majority of my peers who went through the traditional route of a two-year investment banking program and a subsequent entry into the by side, whether it be private equity or hedge funds, I went to the buy side directly after graduating

college.

Certainly, it wasn't the Krem Della Kremlin candidate coming out of it being such a competitive

school.

But my passions lied in sort of markets, and investing and I wanted to pursue a career

directly in that and so it kind of led me to a career path what I was strictly on the

by side for the last 10 years jumping between funds that had fairly different strategy.

But for the better part of the last five years, I've been a P.

which is a global macro fund and a fixed income relative value fund as well. And in that fund, I had the title of Head of Macro Strategy before I left.

And I was part of their discretion in global macro effort.

And I reported directly to the CIO.

I led various weekly meetings. And I was very integral to and I reported directly to the CIO.

I led various weekly meetings, and I was very integral to their investment process.

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