Efrem Jason Kamen
Fondateur chez Pura Vida Investments LLC
Profil
Mr. Efrem J.
Kamen is a Managing Member at Pura Vida Investments, a life sciences investment firm he co-founded in 2012.
The firm has significant investments across the healthcare universe, including Medical Technology, Life Science Tools and Biotechnology.
Efrem is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School, where he created and teaches a course on investing in medical technology and is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering School.
Efrem is a board member of the Global Vitiligo Foundation as well as actively involved as an official partner, through Pura Vida, with the Bowery Mission, The Skatepark Project, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Efrem is also a Director of the National Cannabis Roundtable, an industry trade association focused on federal cannabis reform.
Efrem has given numerous board and leadership presentations to both directors and management teams including those of Baxter International, Trulieve and Establishment Labs.
Efrem was a guest speaker at Institutional Investor’s Absolute Return Conference in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
He also periodically speaks at NYU Stern School of Business and McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
Prior to founding Pura Vida, Efrem was a Portfolio Manager at Waterfront Capital Partners and an Analyst at Diamondback Capital Management, LLC.
Prior to joining Diamondback, he was an Analyst at Chicago-based Citadel Investment Group, responsible for medical device investments.
Earlier in his career, Efrem held positions of increasing responsibility as an Equity Research Analyst covering medical device companies at Cowen Group, Inc. and then Citigroup, where he also conducted due diligence for public offerings and other transactions.
Efrem began his career in Investment Banking at JP Morgan.
Efrem received a B.A.
with Honors from Columbia College in New York, majoring in Economics and Linguistics.
Postes actifs de Efrem Jason Kamen
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Pura Vida Investments LLC
 Pura Vida Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pura Vida Investments LLC (Pura Vida) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 by Efrem Kamen, Frank Litvack and Doron Junger. Pura Vida provides discretionary investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles, intended for institutional and other sophisticated investors, pooled investment vehicles the firm sub-advises, and managed accounts. | Fondateur | 01/01/2012 |
Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity)
 Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Pura Vida Investments LLC founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Fondateur | 01/01/2012 |
Anciens postes connus de Efrem Jason Kamen
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Diamondback Capital Management LLC
 Diamondback Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2005 by Chad Loweth, Larry Sapanski and Rich Schimel, Diamondback Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to collective investment vehicles organized as domestic or foreign private investment partnerships, corporations, companies and/or other entities | Analyste en capital-investissement | 02/01/2011 |
| NEOVASC INC. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 07/01/2010 |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker)
 Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis. | Analyste en capital-investissement | 01/01/2006 |
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
 Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC Investment ManagersFinance Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC (Citadel Enterprise) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Kenneth C. Griffin and Reade Griffith in 1990 and formerly known as Citadel LLC. Citadel Enterprise provides investment banking, institutional trading and fund administration services to many types of US and non-US domiciled clients. | Analyste en capital-investissement | - |
Millennium Management LLC
 Millennium Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Formation de Efrem Jason Kamen
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Undergraduate Degree |
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Cowen & Co. LLC
 Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis. | Finance |
Diamondback Capital Management LLC
Diamondback Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2005 by Chad Loweth, Larry Sapanski and Rich Schimel, Diamondback Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to collective investment vehicles organized as domestic or foreign private investment partnerships, corporations, companies and/or other entities | Finance |
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC Investment ManagersFinance Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC (Citadel Enterprise) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Kenneth C. Griffin and Reade Griffith in 1990 and formerly known as Citadel LLC. Citadel Enterprise provides investment banking, institutional trading and fund administration services to many types of US and non-US domiciled clients. | Finance |
Millennium Management LLC
Millennium Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds. | Finance |
Neovasc, Inc.
 Neovasc, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Neovasc, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices. It focuses on Neovast Tiara and Neovasc Reducer products. The company was founded on November 2, 2000 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Health Technology |
Waterfront Capital Partners LLC
 Waterfront Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Waterfront Capital Partners LLC (Waterfront) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Eduardo Abush in 2010. Waterfront serves as an investment manager and provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Their flagship funds are Waterfront CP Master Fund Ltd., Waterfront CP Partners LP, and Waterfront CP Offshore Fund Ltd. | Finance |
Pura Vida Investments LLC
Pura Vida Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pura Vida Investments LLC (Pura Vida) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 by Efrem Kamen, Frank Litvack and Doron Junger. Pura Vida provides discretionary investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles, intended for institutional and other sophisticated investors, pooled investment vehicles the firm sub-advises, and managed accounts. | Finance |
Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity)
Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Pura Vida Investments LLC (Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Pura Vida Investments LLC founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |