Chris Kazacos
Senior Managing Director and Partner, Trading at Ejf Capital LLC
About
Chris Kazacos is Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Head Trader at EJF Capital LLC, based in Arlington, VA. At EJF Capital, he leads the trading team with a focus on regulatory event-driven strategies, trading across the capital structure of financial institutions and real estate-related securities. His responsibilities include overseeing the execution of multi-asset investment strategies, risk management, and facilitating value-based, fundamental security selection within EJF’s specialized thematic mandates.
Kazacos brings extensive experience in trading and risk management within alternative asset management. Prior to joining EJF Capital in 2014, he was a trader at JAT Capital Management and spent several years as Senior Trader and overseeing risk management at Glenview Capital Management. His previous roles have contributed to his deep expertise in navigating liquid credit and equity markets, particularly in financial services and real estate sectors.
He holds a degree from Boston College and an additional qualification from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. Throughout his career, Kazacos has been recognized for his contributions to investment management involving complex, mispriced securities, frequently capitalizing on shifts in regulation-driven market dynamics in the U.S. financial system.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| EJF Capital LLC | Senior Managing Director and Partner, Trading | Mar 2014 to Present | — |
| JAT Capital Management, LP | Trader | Oct 2013 to Dec 2013 | • Responsible for daily executions for the CIO of an actively traded $2 billion long/short portfolio. Main asset classes traded are both domestic and foreign equities, swaps, derivatives and FX • Util... |
| Glenview Capital Management LLC | Senior Trader and Risk Management | Jan 2005 to Jan 2012 | • Responsible for daily executions for the CEO and 6 portfolio managers of actively traded $6 billion long/short portfolio. This included both domestic and foreign equities, futures, derivatives, FX a... |
| Glenview Capital Management LLC | Assistant Controller | May 2004 to May 2005 | • Responsibilities included posting the daily accounting entries, booking trades, trade break reconciliations and commission reporting • Ensured trades were allocated in the most tax efficient manner ... |
| Eze Castle Software | Senior Implementation Consultant | Jul 2001 to May 2004 | • Responsible for managing implementation of trade order management software for large hedge funds and institutional investors • Analyzed hedge fund trading strategies and quantitative models in order... |
| PwC | CVC Associate | Mar 2000 to May 2001 | March 1999-May 2001 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, MA Associate Consultant, Financial Advisory Services • Member of the Corporate Value Consulting practice, specialized in the technology and... |
| PwC | DAI Associate | Mar 1999 to Mar 2000 | • Member of Dispute, Analysis and Investigations group. • Specialized in the technology aspect of fraud investigations involving data retrieval, analysis and manipulation, systems analysis and databas... |
Education
Boston College
Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Skills & Expertise
Others at Ejf Capital LLC (17)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Asheel Shah | Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate | Arlington, VA , United States |
 | Partner, Managing Director, Head of Business Development | Washington, DC , United States |
 | Managing Director, Portfolio Management | Arlington, VA , United States |
 | Managing Director, Business Development | United States |
 | Senior Managing Director | Long Hill, NJ , United States |
 | Co-Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager | Arlington, VA , United States |
O Omer Ijaz | Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager | London, United Kingdom |
R Regina Richardson | President | Arlington, VA , United States |
S Steve Stelmach | Managing Director | Arlington, VA , United States |
V Victor Li | Portfolio Manager | Gaithersburg, MD , United States |