David Marc Berns
Founder at Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
Profile
Dr. David M.
Berns is a Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder at Simplify Eqls LLC and a Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder at Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
Prior to co-founding the Adviser in 2020, he founded Portfolio Designer, LLC, a company that specializes in portfolio design and from 2018 to 2019 was a managing director at Nasdaq Dorsey Wright.
Prior to joining Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, Inc., he founded and developed a company that specializes in proprietary trading.
He has specialized in developing asset allocation, portfolio management, and risk management systems for managing private and institutional wealth.
Dr. Berns has a PhD in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the field of Quantum Computation.
David Marc Berns active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
 Simplify Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (Simplify) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. Simplify was founded by Paul Kim and David Berns in 2020 to help advisors tackle the most pressing portfolio challenges with an innovative set of options-based strategies. | Founder | 01/01/2020 |
Former positions of David Marc Berns
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Fiduciary Trust International LLC
 Fiduciary Trust International LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fiduciary Trust International LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Dr. Lisette Cooper in 1931 as Athena Capital Advisors LLC and rebranded as Fiduciary Trust International LLC in 2020. They are a subsidiary of Fiduciary International Holding, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides highly customized portfolio management, research, and related wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, and nonprofit institutions. The firm also provides advisory services to privately offered investment funds. | Analyst-Equity | 20/03/2015 |
Training of David Marc Berns
| Tufts University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
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Fiduciary Trust International LLC
Fiduciary Trust International LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fiduciary Trust International LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Dr. Lisette Cooper in 1931 as Athena Capital Advisors LLC and rebranded as Fiduciary Trust International LLC in 2020. They are a subsidiary of Fiduciary International Holding, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides highly customized portfolio management, research, and related wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, and nonprofit institutions. The firm also provides advisory services to privately offered investment funds. | Finance |
Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
Simplify Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (Simplify) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. Simplify was founded by Paul Kim and David Berns in 2020 to help advisors tackle the most pressing portfolio challenges with an innovative set of options-based strategies. | Finance |
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