Richard Schimel is a founding partner of Diamondback. As chief investment officer, he oversees the firm's trading and investment activities. In addition to managing his own portfolios, Schimel co-manages the Center Book, the fund's largest investment portfolio. Prior to founding Diamondback in 2005, Schimel was a portfolio manager at SAC, which he joined in 2000. During this time, he managed investments primarily in the global financial services equity sectors and traded interest rate-related products. Prior to joining SAC, Schimel was a vice president at Morgan Stanley, where he served as proprietary trader for the government bond trading desk. He began his career in 1990 at Paine Webber as a trading assistant and worked his way up to a proprietary government bond trader. Schimel received a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan.

Panel:
Risks and Opportunities: A Discussion with Leading Investment Managers (By invitation only)

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