Derek Pilecki

In 2008, Derek Pilecki founded Gator Capital Management. At Gator, Derek has the ultimate responsibility for all investment decisions. He manages a long/short hedge fund focused on the Financials sector and several traditional long-only portfolios. From 2002 through 2008, Derek was a member of the Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Growth Equity Team. While at GSAM, Derek was the co-Chair of the Investment Committee for the Growth Team and was a Portfolio Manager. He was also a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, and provided primary coverage of the Financials for the Growth Team. Prior to GSAM, Derek was an Analyst at Clover Capital Management in Rochester, NY and Burridge Growth Partners in Chicago, IL and covered the Financials sector at both firms. Before entering graduate school, Derek worked at Fannie Mae providing interest rate risk analysis for the company's mortgage investment portfolio. Derek holds an MBA with honors in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Duke University.