Jeffrey Talpins

Jeffrey Marc Talpins is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of New York-based hedge fund, Element Capital Management and specialized in macro investing.

Talpins founded the fund in 2005 at Proxima Alfa Investments USA LLC as Element Capital Group and then spun out into an independent firm in 2009. Element is one of the world’s largest hedge funds dedicated to macro investing with approximately $17.5 billion in assets under management and a 21% annualized return since inception, as of August 2018. By December 2018, the firm was described as a "heavyweight," managing $18.2 billion." with a Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) with Distinction in Economics and Applied Mathematics (focus in Finance). He also sits on the board of the American Prairie Foundation, which is dedicated to creating the largest nature reserve in the continental United States. Talpin supports Jewish organizations including the Larchmont Temple, the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York, and the Atalef Foundation, the official association of the Israeli Naval Commandos Unit. In April 2021, the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation partnered with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs to launch the Abraham Dialogues, a project to improve relations between Israel and neighboring Arab countries.

Personal life Talpins is married to Mara Marcus. They have two children, and live in New York, with a second home in Montana.