“I have had a diverse career on Wall Street, from trading bonds at Smith Barney to managing alternative portfolios for a private money management firm. I started my career at Gruntal & Co., attaining my series seven license during the start of the equities bear market. I worked with clients to have them invest in municipal bonds and diversify away from tech-heavy portfolios. I then continued on to Smith Barney to work with an investment group helping clients further diversify their bond portfolio in structured investment vehicles, collateralized debt obligations, and other forms of asset-backed paper.

Seeing the change in the market again, I attained my series 3 license and began my commodities career at a private money management firm dealing in managed futures and alternative investments, such as foreign real estate and sovereign bonds. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Stony Brook University.

I also have been planning man’s return to space for almost the last 20 years and, to that end, have been developing a new type of rocket engine through my company RocketStar and with the engineers at Stony Brook University. Using this technology, rocket companies can build a true single-stage-to-orbit rocket ship and streamline the process such that it becomes as seamless as servicing an airline.

I have the experience, passion, and vision to pull this off. I have been planning this for almost 20 years and have been collecting the necessary technical and business experience to complete a lifelong dream. My 15 years of Wall Street experience will contribute greatly to accessing future capital as well as navigating the complex financial labyrinths that exist in every company.

With a decade of running my own company, I know firsthand the pain of creating, running, and living a startup. My experience is not just paper but the real world, and this will get RocketStar across the line again and again. I hold a BS degree in Physics from Stony Brook University, hence I am a physicist at heart who evaluates things from first principles.”