1. Stephen Duneier is an American professional investment manager, strategy consultant, speaker, lecturer, author, artist and Guinness World Record holder.
15 Facts About Stephen Duneier
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Stephen Duneier finished his undergraduate education at Florida Atlantic University with a BBA in finance and economics and received an MBA in finance and economics from New York University's Stern School of Business.
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Stephen Duneier was later hired by Bank of America to expand their foreign exchange business into European crosses and Emerging Markets and eventually promoted to Global Head of Currency Option Trading.
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In 2002, Stephen Duneier launched a proprietary trading portfolio known as "TIP" for AIG International.
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Shortly after the firm merged with Banque AIG, Stephen Duneier became a global macro portfolio manager at London Diversified Fund Management in London and later at Peloton Partners in Santa Barbara, California.
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Stephen Duneier left in 2012 to launch Bija Capital Management and eventually Bija Advisors LLC, a consulting firm which advises experienced hedge fund managers, CIO's and asset allocators.
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In 2001, Stephen Duneier began to apply his approach to decision making, which he calls "Bija", to his personal life, leading to a long string of eccentric goals and resolutions being set and achieved.
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Stephen Duneier set the Guinness World Record for the largest crocheted granny square.
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Stephen Duneier now speaks and writes about his experience and how others can take insights from research conducted in the field of cognitive science in order to make better decisions and achieve bigger goals.
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Stephen Duneier teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses on Decision Analysis in the College of Engineering at the University of California in Santa Barbara.
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Stephen Duneier is an installation artist, part of the fiber-art movement known as Yarnbombing.
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Stephen Duneier's installations exist for just 9 days typically in Los Padres National Forest.
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Stephen Duneier's third installation was a large spiderweb made out of yarn which covered Sasquatch Cave in The Playgrounds at Lizard's Mouth.
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Stephen Duneier received contributions from 388 artists in 36 countries and all 50 US States.
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Stephen Duneier created 10 aliens and 24 tents for the installation which lasted just 36 hours before being ripped apart by high winds in the canyon.