Gene's investment and banking experiences span over 35 years of distinguished services in some of the most respected firms on Wall Street. His affiliations include Barclay's Capital, UBS, Barings, and Schroeder. He has degrees in pure mathematics and theoretical physics, financial engineering and corporate finance. He has also taught at several universities. Gene is widely travelled and has worked as a senior investment and banking professional in almost all continents of the world, and as a polyglot, he speaks fluent Japanese, French, and English.