Mel H. Epstein Chief Operations Officer Mel joined Brown University in 1985 as a Professor and Department Chairman. While at Brown he served as President of one of the institution’s non-profit Foundations and managed its endowment for 14 years. In 1999, he left Brown to co-found, with a Nobel Laureate, a biotech company, where he served as President and was responsible for raising early stage and institutional capital. Mel has spent the last 15 years managing investment portfolios, including alternative investments, and has more than 20 years experience managing operations and organizations. He is registered as a CTA with the NFA/CFTC and he has worked closely with top commodity traders and CTAs for the past 15 years. Mel holds a graduate medical degree from Johns Hopkins. He has won the Borden Foundation Award for Medical Research, is a Henry Strong Denison Scholar, and has been elected to the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars.

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