Michael Platt

Background

CEO of BlueCrest Capital Management; co-founded BlueCrest in 2000 with William Reeves; former JP Morgan swaps/options trader (1991-2000); LSE Economics degree; born March 18, 1968 in Preston, England - Notable: BlueCrest converted from hedge fund to family office in 2015; achieved 7,858% cumulative gain over past decade trading internal money. Returns: 50% (2016), 54% (2017), 25% (2018), 53.5% (2019), 95% (2020), 30% (2021), 153% (2022), 20% (2023), 38% (2024), 73% (2025). Declined to manage $1B of George Soros' money in 2011. Notable art collector with private showroom at One Marylebone, London.