Jay Kesslen

Compliance Officer at RENN FUND, INC.

Net worth: 139 761 $ as of 2026-06-29

53 year

42 connections

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Jay Harris Kesslen currently holds multiple positions including Director, General Counsel & Managing Director at Horizon Kinetics LLC since 1999; General Counsel at FRMO Corp.
since 2014; Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President at RENN Fund, Inc. since 2017; Vice President at Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc.; Secretary & General Counsel at Horizon Kinetics Holding Corp.
since 2024; and Vice President & General Counsel at Consensus Mining & Seigniorage Corp.
Education history includes undergraduate studies at The State University of New York and graduate studies at Albany Law School.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
RENN FUND INC 0.61%	2025-12-28	42,880 ( 0.61% )	128 211 $	2026-06-29
0%	2026-04-23	350 ( 0% )	11 550 $	2026-06-29

Jay Kesslen active positions

Companies	Position	Start
FRMO CORPORATION	General Counsel	2014-08-25
RENN FUND, INC.	Compliance Officer	2017-06-30
CONSENSUS MINING & SEIGNIORAGE CORPORATION	General Counsel	-
Horizon Kinetics LLC Horizon Kinetics LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management company	Director/Board Member	-
Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides mutual fund investment services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	7
FRMO Corp. FRMO Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as an intellectual capital company	Finance
Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides mutual fund investment services	Miscellaneous
The State University of New York The State University of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Albany Law School Albany Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
RENN Fund, Inc. RENN Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
Horizon Kinetics LLC Horizon Kinetics LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment management company	Finance
Consensus Mining & Seigniorage Corp. Consensus Mining & Seigniorage Corp. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a cryptocurrency mining company	Technology Services