Awards & Recognition
★2008 John C. Whitehead Social Enterprise Award from Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York
★Harvard Business School Baker Scholar (top 5% of class)
★SmartMoney 2006 Power 30
★Institutional Investor 2007 Rising Stars (1 of 20)
★Emmy Award for 60 Minutes housing crisis segment
Notable Facts
→Founder/CEO of Empire Financial Research and former hedge fund manager (Kase Capital Management)
→Candidate for 2025 NYC Mayor Democratic primary (lost June 2025)
→Co-founder of Teach for America
→Author of 4 books including 'The Art of Playing Defense' (2021)
→Managed hedge fund that grew from $1M to $200M+ in assets
→Harvard College magna cum laude graduate and Harvard MBA Baker Scholar
→Lives in Manhattan with wife of 27+ years and three daughters
→Currently Editor at Stansberry Research