OPTIONMETRICS - Key Persons

David J. Hait - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Financial Economist
David J. Hait, Ph.D. is the CEO of OptionMetrics, LLC, which he founded in 1999. Dr. Hait is a financial economist with over 20 years of experience in applied quantitative derivative research and technology. Prior to founding OptionMetrics, he served as Vice President in the Fixed Income Research Group at Paine Webber, and taught courses on derivatives at J. P. Morgan. Dr. Hait received his Ph.D. in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business, where he was an Adjunct Professor at the Stern School of Business and Courant Institute of Mathematics. Dr. Hait also received an MS in Computer Science from University of California at Berkeley, and a BSE in Computer Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Eran Steinberg - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Coo
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Eran is a seasoned executive with 20+ years of diverse financial industry experience. Prior to joining OptionMetrics, Eran spent 13 years at Capital IQ, a leading global provider of public and private capital market data applications, helping it grow from its earliest days through and beyond its eventual acquisition by Standard & Poor's (now S&P Global), ultimately as Head of Account Management for all of the Americas. Prior to S&P, Eran spent close to a decade working in for-profit education for Kaplan Test Prep and then briefly for ALFY, a start-up focused on designing a subscription-based educational gaming site for young children. Eran received a Bachelor of Science in Management from Binghamton University (SUNY), and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University).

Garrett DeSimone

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Head of Quantitative Research
Garrett DeSimone is the Head of Quantitative Research at OptionMetrics, LLC. Dr. DeSimone graduated with his Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Delaware, where he served as an adjunct lecturer in finance and economics. He earned a M.S. in Economics and Applied Econometrics from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.