Jeff Yass
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Jeffrey S. Yass is a options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International Group. He is profiled in the book The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager and in 2001 he was named one of 76 Revolutionary Minds by Philadelphia magazine.
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[edit] Personal
He is married to Janine Yass, and has lived in Haverford Township for some years.
[edit] Career
In 2001 Jeff joined the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute
[edit] Philanthropy
Jeffrey has served on the board of trustees of Save the Children since 1987 and has served on the board's Executive Committee and chaired its Marketing and Development Committee. The Yass family has hosted numerous events of the greater Philadelphia area to introduce and advance the organization's work. Jeff and wife Janine are supporters at The People's Emergency Center Families First program and are also Committee members and supporters of the Franklin Institute's Franklin Family Funfest Committee. In December 2001 following the aftermath of the September 11 attacks Jeff announced a donation to the charitable fund established by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to assist the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Jeff also lends his coaching and mentoring skills as an Advisory Board Member at the Spirit of Golf Foundation (SGF).
[edit] References
Save the Children Presents Distinguished Service Awards to Trustees Jeffrey Yass. Trustees Saluted. Save the Children (April 10, 2001). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
Board of Directors. Cato Institute (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
Segal, Geoffrey F., Samuel R. Staley. "News Notes", CATO Policy Report, Cato Institute, September/October 2002, pp. 13. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
Jordan, Sarah. "76 Revolutionary Minds", Philadelphia Magazine, November 2001. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
Franklin Family Funfest (PDF). 7th Annual Franklin Family Funfest. Franklin Institute (October 22, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
"Port authority establishes world trade center memorial fund to aid victims and their families", Port Authority of NY and NJ, September 29, 2001. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
SGF Advisory Board Members. Spirit of Golf Foundation (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
Families First Contributors. People's Emergency Center (PEC) (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
[edit] Further reading
Schwager, Jack D. (1995). The New Market Wizards. 13 pages: Wiley; New Ed edition. ISBN 0471132365.
