Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (Point72), has named Jonathan Jones to lead its Investment Talent Development (ITD) group, Point72 President Doug Haynes and Head of Equities Perry Boyle announced today.

Mr. Jones is responsible for leading the Firm’s mission to identify and recruit the industry’s brightest talent at all levels, from the Point72 Academy to experienced Investment Professionals.

“Jonathan’s diverse background in operations, recruiting, and talent acquisition makes him a superb fit to lead our ITD group and recruiting processes, Mr. Haynes said. “We are excited because his insight and expertise will help us deliver on our mission to offer the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent.”

“Jonathan represents the top talent we recruit at Point72,” Mr. Boyle said. “He has extensive experience leading the recruiting and talent acquisition groups at some of the world’s leading financial firms, and we look forward to his arrival.”

Jonathan joined Point72 from BlackRock, where he was the Global Head of Lateral Recruiting. He was previously BlackRock’s Head of Global Campus Recruiting, helping the company rethink the scalability, diversity, quality, and efficiency of their efforts. While at BlackRock, he also worked to improve analyst career development and growth.

Before BlackRock, Jonathan worked in Goldman Sachs’ Human Capital Management and Operations divisions. In his more than 16 years at Goldman, he spent time supporting the firm’s commodity derivatives trading business before going on to hold various leadership roles in recruiting, including Head of Recruiting for EMEA and Global Head of Recruiting for the Investment Banking division.

Jonathan earned his Master’s in Physics from Oxford University, where he played soccer for Oxford’s Varsity ‘Blues’ team and was captain of St Hugh’s College.

About Point72 Asset Management

Point72 Asset Management is a family office managing the assets of its founder, Steven A. Cohen, and eligible employees. Point72 primarily invests in discretionary long/short equities and makes significant quantitative and macro investments. The Firm's long/short investment divisions are Point72 Asset Management and EverPoint Asset Management. Cubist Systematic Strategies is its quantitative business, and Rubric Capital is its deep value, multi-strategy business. The Firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and maintains offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Point72 Asset Management, L.P. is a family office and does not seek, solicit or accept any external investments. www.Point72.com