Sam Trabucco

John Samuel Trabucco[1] is an American business executive. He was co-CEO of Alameda Research, a defunct quantitative trading firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried before FTX. Caroline Ellison was Alameda's other co-CEO. Trabucco stepped down from Alameda in August 2022, leaving Ellison as sole CEO until its bankruptcy along with FTX three months later.[2]

Early life and education

Trabucco attended a Mount Holyoke College math camp in 2010 where he met Sam Bankman-Fried.[3] Trabucco received his bachelor's in mathematics and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). There he also served as president of the undergrad math association and reconnected with Bankman-Fried.[4][5]

Career

After graduation, he worked for Susquehanna International Group, a quantitative trading firm. He joined Alameda Research in March 2019, and officially became the co-CEO in October 2021 along with Caroline Ellison.[4] The following August, Trabucco stepped down from the role and Caroline Ellison became the sole CEO of the firm.[6][7][8] Alameda Research purchased a 52-foot yacht for Trabucco, who named it Soak My Deck.[9]

He also wrote crossword puzzles for The New York Times.[10]

Recognition

• 2022: Named in Forbes 30 Under 30⁣ – North America – Finance[11][12]

References

1. Indap, Sundeep (16 March 2023). "Sam Bankman-Fried said to have taken $2.2bn from FTX entities". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
2. Miller, Hannah (2022-08-24). "Alameda Co-CEO Trabucco Steps Down From Crypto Trading Firm". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
3. McMahon, Kari; Huang, Vicky Ge (2021-12-28). "Here are 10 of the most surprising little-known facts we learned about the 29-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried after months speaking to his closest friends, family, and colleagues". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
4. "No longer willing to put in the hours, the co-CEO of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto hedge fund resigns". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
5. Kuhn, Daniel (November 22, 2022). "Who Is Alameda's Former co-CEO Sam Trabucco?". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
6. Jeans, David. "'The Devil In Nerd's Clothes': How Sam Bankman-Fried's Cult Of Genius Fooled Everyone". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
7. Massa, Annie (2022-11-11). "Sam Bankman-Fried Fooled the Crypto World and Maybe Even Himself". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
8. "Co-Head of Crypto Trader Alameda Research Steps Down". WSJ. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
9. "How Sam Bankman-Fried's Elite Parents Enabled His Crypto Empire". Bloomberg.com. 2023-09-14. Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
10. Amlen, Deb (18 April 2018). "60 Seconds With Sam Trabucco". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
11. "Finance". Forbes. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
12. "Alameda Research". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2023-08-30.