Ian Epstein

Ian Epstein is EVP, Capital Markets & Distribution at Republic, and will run the Broker-Dealer and provide capital raising support to all business lines. Prior to Republic, Ian was Global Head of Digital Assets at Makor Group, with over fifteen years of experience as a portfolio manager at Argonaut Capital, Caxton Associates, Commonwealth Opportunity Capital, Autonomy Capital, and Exodus Point Capital. Amongst his achievements, Epstein counts the tenfold growth in AUM and a consistent top decile performance across all hedge fund strategies during his 8-year tenure as a senior portfolio manager at Autonomy Capital (2010 – 2018). His investment experience spans developed and emerging markets across all asset classes including FX, equities, sovereign/quasi-sovereign credit and derivative products. A Summa Cum Laude graduate in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley, Epstein spent five years as a private equity analyst in the People's Republic of China prior to starting his career as a successful global macro portfolio manager. He is a founding member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle, a member of the Economics Club of New York and a civilian alumnus of the United States Army War College. Select Media CNBC, Oct. 2022 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/10/04/bitcoin-inches-back-above-20000-and-a-deep-dive-into-the-state-of-us-regulation-cnbc-crypto-world.html Real Vision Finance, Aug. 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73jItW4RTJw