Sam Trabucco Explained

John Samuel Trabucco[1] is an American business executive. He was co-CEO of Alameda Research, a defunct quantitative trading firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried before FTX. Caroline Ellison was Alameda's other co-CEO. Trabucco stepped down from Alameda in August 2022, leaving Ellison as sole CEO until its bankruptcy along with FTX three months later.[2]

Early life and education

Trabucco attended a Mount Holyoke College math camp in 2010 where he met Sam Bankman-Fried.[3] Trabucco received his bachelor's in mathematics and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). There he also served as president of the undergrad math association and reconnected with Bankman-Fried.[4] [5]

Career

After graduation, he worked for Susquehanna International Group, a quantitative trading firm. He joined Alameda Research in March 2019, and officially became the co-CEO in October 2021 along with Caroline Ellison. The following August, Trabucco stepped down from the role and Caroline Ellison became the sole CEO of the firm.[6] [7] [8] Alameda Research purchased a 52-foot yacht for Trabucco, who named it Soak My Deck.[9]

He also wrote crossword puzzles for The New York Times.[10]

Recognition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indap . Sundeep . 16 March 2023 . Sam Bankman-Fried said to have taken $2.2bn from FTX entities . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316062245/https://www.ft.com/content/562161ec-c771-46da-9d09-a99620a8e142 . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . Financial Times.
  2. News: Miller . Hannah . 2022-08-24 . Alameda Co-CEO Trabucco Steps Down From Crypto Trading Firm . Bloomberg News . 2022-11-15.
  3. Web site: McMahon . Kari . Huang . Vicky Ge . 2021-12-28 . Here are 10 of the most surprising little-known facts we learned about the 29-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried after months speaking to his closest friends, family, and colleagues . live . https://archive.today/20211229014820/https://www.businessinsider.com/crypto-trading-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-alameda-surprising-facts-2021-12 . 2021-12-29 . 2023-03-23 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: No longer willing to put in the hours, the co-CEO of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto hedge fund resigns . 2022-11-15 . Fortune . en . 2022-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115145938/https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/08/25/sam-trabucco-quits-co-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-alameda-research/ . live .
  5. News: Kuhn . Daniel . Who Is Alameda's Former co-CEO Sam Trabucco? . 25 December 2022 . Business Insider . November 22, 2022 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225175509/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/who-is-alamedas-former-co-ceo-sam-trabucco-1031931708 . live .
  6. Web site: Jeans . David . 'The Devil In Nerd's Clothes': How Sam Bankman-Fried's Cult Of Genius Fooled Everyone . 2022-11-15 . Forbes . en . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114225432/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/11/12/the-devil-in-nerds-clothes-how-sam-bankman-frieds-cult-of-genius-fooled-everyone/ . live .
  7. News: Massa . Annie . 2022-11-11 . Sam Bankman-Fried Fooled the Crypto World and Maybe Even Himself . Bloomberg News . 2022-11-15.
  8. Web site: Co-Head of Crypto Trader Alameda Research Steps Down . 2022-11-15 . WSJ . en . 2022-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115190916/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-08-24-2022/card/co-head-of-crypto-trader-alameda-research-steps-down-Bg7K1z0tgsX0shUVzQWv . live .
  9. News: 2023-09-14 . How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Elite Parents Enabled His Crypto Empire . en . Bloomberg.com . 2023-09-15 . 2023-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919154756/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-14/sam-bankman-fried-s-parents-did-they-enable-ftx-s-rise . live .
  10. News: Amlen . Deb . 18 April 2018 . 60 Seconds With Sam Trabucco . en . The New York Times . 2022-12-20 . 2022-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221041356/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/crosswords/who-made-my-puzzle-sam-trabucco.html . live .
  11. Web site: Finance . . 30 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229000142/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2022/finance/ . live .
  12. Web site: Alameda Research . https://archive.today/20211204160303/https://www.forbes.com/profile/alameda-research/?sh=611f68396570 . 2021-12-04 . 2023-08-30 . Forbes . en.

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