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Jesse Jantzen
Jesse Jantzen (born February 5, 1982) is the founder of Skylar James Capital, a multi-strategy family office.[1] Previously Jantzen was a portfolio manager at Clearview Capital Management and held positions at Perella Weinberg Partners and W Holding Company LLC and as an assistant coach for Harvard University.[1] Jantzen currently sits on the board of the fetal center for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Beat the Streets (BTS) organization. He is also a former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Jesse received an A.B from Harvard University in 2004. He was a three-time All-American and 2004 National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler award winner.[2][3][4][5] In 2005 Jesse won a World Championship at the University World Games in Izmir, Turkey in Freestyle wrestling at 66 kg.[2][6][4] Jesse participated in the Real Pro Wrestling league representing the New York Outrage.[4] He is the most decorated Harvard Wrestler in history and was a 2004 Bingham Award winner for Harvard’s best athlete.[2] Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the “Jantzen Ride.” Career record at Harvard 132-13, 3-time All-American (1st, 3rd, 3rd).[2] Jesse competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials but fell short of his goal of making the Beijing Olympics.[7] Jesse is a member of the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame, EIWA Conference Hall of Fame and Suffolk County Hall of fame.[8][9][10] Jesse has had involvement with several Film/TV projects (Foxcatcher, Dixieland, The Knick, Team Foxcatcher) as an actor, producer, financier and stunt coordinator.[11] He was acknowledged in Variety magazine for his work in Foxcatcher.[12] Movie critic Justin Chang applauded Jantzen’s choreographed wrestling scenes as “superbly convincing”.[12] He was a graduate of Shoreham Wading River High School.[7][2] He was the first 4x State Champion and 6x state place winner in New York State wrestling history.[13][9][5] He was a 3x High School All-American and 2x National Champion/Outstanding Wrestler award winner.[5][7][2] In 2000, he was the Asics High School Wrestler of the Year[5][7] and was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner the same year.[14] Jesse was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Wrestling Category with the Class of 2011. Jesse lives and works in downtown Manhattan.[1] Jantzen is one of five children.[2] His younger brother, Corey, was also an accomplished wrestler for Harvard University and Shoreham Wading River High School.[15] Corey worked with Jesse on both Foxcatcher and Dixieland, where he had credited roles in each film.[16] References
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