Gideon Guy Agar
Chief Executive Officer at Tradelegs LLC
Profile
Mr. Gideon G.
Agar is a Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Optimize Advisors LLC and a Chief Executive Officer at Tradelegs LLC.
Mr. Agar worked in the tech industry since 1988.
In addition to management positions at Oracle and Cisco, he has held President/CEO positions at four companies, including two that leveraged advanced Artificial Intelligence technology in both optimization and deep learning to solve problems in the telecoms and Finance industries.
He has also served as an executive director on the boards of seven other companies.
From 2007-2010 he was a managing director and COO at Patriarch Partners, a multi-billion dollar private equity fund.
His business experience encompasses a broad range of markets, geographies and company size, and touches all phases of the technology company cycle from startup to successful exit.
He has bachelor degrees in both Computer Science and English Literature from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Gideon Guy Agar active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Tradelegs LLC
 Tradelegs LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tradelegs LLC provides computer software services. It offers Derivatives Strategist, a subscription decision-support software for portfolio managers, risk managers, analysts and traders. The company was founded by Gideon Agar, Andrew DeFeo, Vassilis Liatsos, Peter Hauser and Hani El-Sakkout in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2011 |
Optimize Advisors LLC
 Optimize Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Tradelegs LLC, Optimize Advisors LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2020 by Gideon Guy Agar, Andrew Joseph DeFeo. Gideon Guy Agar has been the CEO since 2020. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/05/2020 |
Former positions of Gideon Guy Agar
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Scan-Optics LLC
 Scan-Optics LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Scan-Optics LLC provides data capture and recognition solutions. It provides document processing and imaging solutions, and professional services. The firm offers document process outsourcing services; back forward, a document management solution that transforms back-office operations by electronically managing the business content that’s critical to automating processes; and scanners, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Manchester, CT. | President | 24/05/2011 |
Patriarch Partners LLC
 Patriarch Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Patriarch Partners LLC (Patriarch Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Lynn Tilton. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Chief Operating Officer | 03/05/2010 |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Gideon Guy Agar
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Patriarch Partners LLC
Patriarch Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Patriarch Partners LLC (Patriarch Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Lynn Tilton. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Scan-Optics LLC
Scan-Optics LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Scan-Optics LLC provides data capture and recognition solutions. It provides document processing and imaging solutions, and professional services. The firm offers document process outsourcing services; back forward, a document management solution that transforms back-office operations by electronically managing the business content that’s critical to automating processes; and scanners, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Manchester, CT. | Technology Services |
Tradelegs LLC
Tradelegs LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tradelegs LLC provides computer software services. It offers Derivatives Strategist, a subscription decision-support software for portfolio managers, risk managers, analysts and traders. The company was founded by Gideon Agar, Andrew DeFeo, Vassilis Liatsos, Peter Hauser and Hani El-Sakkout in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Optimize Advisors LLC
Optimize Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Tradelegs LLC, Optimize Advisors LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2020 by Gideon Guy Agar, Andrew Joseph DeFeo. Gideon Guy Agar has been the CEO since 2020. | Finance |
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