PASSED PAWN CAPITAL - Key Persons


Igor Tsukerman - Chief Investment Officer, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President
Mr. Tsukerman co-founded Passed Pawn Capital in 2015. Prior to that, he spent seven years of his 18 year career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Quantitative Development and as Rates Quantitative Analyst. Previously, Mr. Tsukerman headed a proprietary equity trading technology team at JP Morgan Chase. He also held leadership roles in two startup technology companies, as well as various positions throughout the financial services industry. Mr. Tsukerman received a Masters of Financial Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Cornell University. He holds a CQF designation and is also a contributor to Seeking Alpha.

Yair Krauze - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Mr. Krauze has a life-long passion for technology and problem solving. Mr. Krauze co-founded Passed Pawn Capital in 2015. Prior to joining, he spent 20 years in various technology management roles at JP Morgan Chase. He also worked at a financial trading platform startup. Mr. Krauze's expertise includes information architecture and design and delivery of trading systems. Mr. Krauze received a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Binghamton University.