CAROLINE Ellison is the CEO of FTX's affiliate trading company Alameda Research. But who is she and has she dated FTX's founder Sam Bankman-Fried?
TwitterCaroline is the CEO of Alameda Research '/ ' Who is Caroline Ellison? Caroline Ellison is a mathematics major who was born in 1994 to two esteemed academics. She started her trading career at Jane Street \- a New York based trading firm in 2018. She then moved to Alameda Research in 2020 after meeting FTX founder \- and fellow Jane Street alumni \- Sam Bankman-Fried. Ellison reportedly described the opportunity as "too cool of an opportunity to let go." Read more on Cryptocurrency
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SWEET FIND Bitcoin worth £3BILLION discovered secretly stashed in popcorn box Over the next two years, Ellison rose to the rank CEO, and said the stint offered her insights into how companies work, She said during a podcast interview in 2020: ...Once you are like one of the few people in a small start-up, you realise that there are a bunch of decisions that have to be made, and someone has to make all of them. ...And a lot of them are like really uncertain, which is kind of terrifying.... The Stanford Alumnus, who later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2016, also spoke of her love for reading, especially the Harry Potter books. Most read in News TRAGIC FIND Four students found dead in home as cops launch homicide probe GLAM EVENT Tiffany Trump weds Michael Boulos at Mar-a-Logo after two-year engagement ROSE 'BOMBER' Istanbul bomb suspect 'admits planting deadly explosive & fleeing with rose' CAMPUS BLOODBATH University of Virginia shooting suspect arrested after 'killing 3 on bus' FATAL CRASH Six confirmed dead in Dallas airshow crash LOTTO THIEF Lottery ticket thief kidnaps winner during horror break in She later admitted that she never thought she'd go into trading. Ellison is widely thought to be part of Bankman-Fried's inner circle. According to a CoinDesk report, she was among the nine people living with the tycoon in a luxury penthouse in the Bahamas where FTX is based. The other housemates include FTX co-founder, Gary Wang, and FTX Engineering Director, Nishad Singh. The outlet believes Ellison and Bankman-Fried dated at one stage, citing those close to the FTX hierarchy. However, they are no longer thought to be romantically involved. What is Caroline Ellison's net worth? Ellison's net worth is estimated to be around $15million as of November 2022. Read More on The US Sun
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