Eli Wachtel

Eli Wachtel is an American financier and investor. He is the co-chief investment officer (CIO) and a founding member of Wachtel Capital Advisors LLC,[1] a hedge fund focused on classical arbitrage and private capital market investments.[2]

Education

Wachtel graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Career

Prior to founding Wachtel Capital Advisors, Wachtel was a trading partner at Bedford Managing Partners.[1][2] He subsequently joined The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (BSC), where he spent 27 years. He rose to the position of senior managing director and served on the firm's Board of Directors until his departure in August 2008.[1][2] During his tenure at Bear Stearns, Wachtel oversaw a range of business units. Alongside his energy work, Wachtel led the firm's Strategic Structuring and Transactions (SST) department.[2][1]

Board memberships and philanthropy

Wachtel has served on the board of New York Law School, where he served as co-chairman of its investment committee.[1] He was elected to New York Institute of Technology's Board of Trustees in December 2023, having previously served in that role from 2005 to 2013.[1] In 2023, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) by New York Tech.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alumnus Eli Wachtel Elected to Board of Trustees". New York Institute of Technology. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Two Luminaries to Receive Honorary Degrees at 2023 Commencement". New York Institute of Technology. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  3. ↑ "New York Secretary Fleeced Wall St. Boss, Says D.A." Fox News. August 1, 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Board of Trustees". NYIT. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  5. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (27 November 2002). "When a Trusted Secretary Takes More Than a Letter". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stocks". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  7. ↑ Ross, Barbara. "HOT PIZZA DOUGH BRINGS JAIL TERM". nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2021-11-22.


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