Tom Strauss

Director/Board Member at COWEN INC.

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Thomas Wolff Strauss currently works at Cowen, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 1995, The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, as Treasurer, Director & Vice President, Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York), as Trustee-Emeritus, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as Trustee from 2011, Ramius HVB Partners LLC, as Chief Executive & Investment Officer from 2011, Foreign Policy Association, as Trustee, and Mount Sinai-New York University Medical Center & Health System, as Trustee.
Mr. Strauss also formerly worked at Cowen Investment Management LLC, as Chief Executive Officer & President from 1997 to 2012, Ramius Fund of Funds Group LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, RCG Starboard Advisors LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, Salomon, Inc., as Chairman from 1963 to 1991, Granite Capital International Group LP, as Co-Chairman from 1992 to 1993, Cowen, Inc., as Vice Chairman from 2013 to 2014, Cowen Investment Advisors LLC, as Vice Chairman, Armor Holdings, Inc., as Director, PC Group, Inc., as Director, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., as Member, Securities Industry Association, as Member, American Stock Exchange LLC, as Member, Salomon Brothers, as President from 1963 to 1991, Bond Market Association, as Governor, The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc., as Member, Phibro Energy, Inc., as Board Member, California Public Securities Association, as Member, Cowen Trading Strategies LLC, as Investment Committee Member, and United States-Japan Foundation, as Trustees.
Mr. Strauss received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Tom Strauss active positions

Companies	Position	Start
COWEN INC.	Director/Board Member	1995-06-30
Foreign Policy Association Foreign Policy Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association	Director/Board Member	-
Mount Sinai-New York University Medical Center & Health System Mount Sinai-New York University Medical Center & Health System Managed Health CareHealth Services Mount Sinai NYU Health System is an American company.	Director/Board Member	-
The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides treatment and cure services for dystonia and parkinson's disease patients	Director/Board Member	-
Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York) Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Director/Board Member	-
Ramius HVB Partners LLC Ramius HVB Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Chief Executive Officer	1995-06-30

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Former positions of Tom Strauss

Companies	Position	End
COWEN INC.	Director/Board Member	2014-06-02
Phibro Energy, Inc.	Director/Board Member	2009-03-04
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Private companies	26
Salomon, Inc. Salomon, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment services	Finance
Armor Holdings, Inc. Armor Holdings, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures personal safety equipment for the military	Electronic Technology
Granite Capital International Group LP Granite Capital International Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Granite Capital International Group invests primarily in the stocks of US large-cap companies in the finance, electronic technology and health technology sectors. The firm follows a bottom-up investment approach and seeks to identify undervalued stocks that offer significant appreciation potential. Granite Capital maintains a low turnover rate	Finance
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides financial derivatives market exchange services	Finance
Cowen Investment Management LLC Cowen Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Investment Management invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of biopharmaceutical and healthcare services. It provides financing for early and late stage capital requirements. Cowen Investment Management reorganized its healthcare operating segments on December 1, 2023, by combining Cowen Healthcare Investments into a single segment called Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities Advisors LLC.	Finance
PC Group, Inc. PC Group, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Provides personal care products and services	Health Technology
Cowen Investment Advisors LLC Cowen Investment Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ramius Advisors may employ several strategies for their clients.	Finance
Securities Industry Association Securities Industry Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an association for the investment industry	Commercial Services
Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York) Riverdale Country School, Inc. (New York) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
American Stock Exchange LLC American Stock Exchange LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates as stock and securities exchange	Finance
Salomon Brothers Salomon Brothers Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A Wall Street invesment bank.	Finance
Bond Market Association Bond Market Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates a lobbying association for the financial services industry	Commercial Services
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ramius HVB Partners LLC Ramius HVB Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc. The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc. The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc. is comprised of more than 65 leading U.S.-headquartered companies that prioritize doing business in Japan and is the primary U.S.-based business organization promoting stronger economic relations between the two countries. The private company is based in Washington, DC. The USJBC's core mission is to advance business interests, identify and expand new opportunities, and facilitate growth across sectors including the digital economy, energy and infrastructure, financial services, healthcare innovation, travel, tourism, and transportation.
Foreign Policy Association Foreign Policy Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association	Commercial Services
Phibro Energy, Inc.
Ramius Fund of Funds Group LLC Ramius Fund of Funds Group LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides investment management services	Commercial Services
Cowen, Inc. Cowen, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides corporate & investment banking and financial services	Finance
California Public Securities Association
The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides treatment and cure services for dystonia and parkinson's disease patients	Health Services
United States-Japan Foundation United States-Japan Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a philanthropic organization that works on bilateral ties	Commercial Services
RCG Starboard Advisors LLC RCG Starboard Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance RCG Starboard Advisors is a value investor that tends to invest in the stocks of US small-cap and micro-cap companies in the electronic technology and healthcare technology sectors.	Finance
Mount Sinai-New York University Medical Center & Health System Mount Sinai-New York University Medical Center & Health System Managed Health CareHealth Services Mount Sinai NYU Health System is an American company.	Health Services
Cowen Trading Strategies LLC Cowen Trading Strategies LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cowen Trading Strategies offers multi-manager products which invest in outstanding independent managers in the managed futures and global macro space. All of their products utilize the firm's managed account platform and are supported by their proprietary risk and research systems. Cowen Trading Strategies seeks to achieve attractive investment returns on a risk-adjusted basis that are non-correlated with the traditional equity and bond markets by investing substantially all of their capital (in certain cases through their master funds) pursuant to managed futures and global macro-based investment strategies.	Finance