D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Jobs in New York

Company:
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
Current Opportunities (0)
Company Website
Location(s):
39th Floor, Tower 45
120 West 45th Street
New York,  NY
10036
Map Location
Phone:
(212) 478-0583
Industry:
Finance / Banking / Accounting
Size:
500 or more

Company Overview

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than 1,200 employees; approximately $35 billion in aggregate investment capital; and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since its organization in 1988, the firm has earned an international reputation for financial innovation, technological leadership, and an extraordinarily distinguished staff.

The firm has a significant presence in many of the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments within both the major industrialized nations and a number of emerging markets. Its activities range from the deployment of investment strategies based on either mathematical models or human expertise to the acquisition of existing companies and the financing or development of new ones.

Our Staff
The D. E. Shaw group has made a conscious effort to build a carefully selected team of extraordinarily gifted professionals, each among the very best in his or her profession, rather than a larger group of highly competent but less obviously remarkable personnel. To this end, the firm continues to allocate an unusually large portion of its operating budget to the identification and recruitment of truly exceptional individuals who might significantly add to its capabilities. Hiring is extremely selective, with only one candidate in several hundred ultimately invited to join the firm.

Our staff includes a number of Rhodes, Fulbright, and Marshall Scholars, Putnam Fellows, and the winners of more than 20 medals in the International Math Olympiad. Current employees include the 2003 U.S. Women's Chess Champion, a Life Master bridge player, and a Jeopardy winner, along with a number of former professors, writers, athletes, and musicians. About 90 of our employees hold Ph.D.s, roughly 40 are entrepreneurs who previously founded their own companies, and approximately 20 percent are published authors whose work ranges from highly technical papers in specialized academic journals to award-winning mystery novels.