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Anthony Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci

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Anthony Scaramucci is the Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm, and Founder and Chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. Scaramucci is an acclaimed entrepreneur, financier, political figure, author, and thought leader ranked as one of the most powerful people in global finance. He is best known for his short tenure as the White House Communications Director under President Trump. Prior to founding SkyBridge in 2005, he co-founded investment partnership Oscar Capital Management, which was sold to Neuberger Berman in 2001. Earlier, he worked in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co. Recently, Scaramucci launched FLATTER, a marketplace for premium NFT art, collectibles and experiences. He currently serves as a CNBC Contributor and hosts MOOCH FM, a weekly podcast covering business, politics and media.

Professional Experience


Academic History

SKYBRIDGE CAPITAL

  • SkyBridge Capital invests in hedge funds, digital assets, private equity and real estate. 

  • In 2021, he launched the Skybridge Bitcoin Fund with $310 million in assets under management. 

  • SkyBridge also produces large conferences held in the U.S. and Middle East known as the SkyBridge Alternatives Conference (SALT).


SALT

  • SALT is a global thought leadership forum devoted to unlocking growth opportunities in the fields of finance, economics, entrepreneurship, public policy, technology and philanthropy. 

  • The forum has grown to host global events in New York City, Singapore and Abu Dhabi where the world’s foremost investors, policy experts, politicians and business leaders convene for several days of networking, capital introduction, entertainment and idea-sharing.


AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, Council on Foreign Relations

  • Board Member, Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation

  • Vice Chair, Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board

  • Board Member, The Brain Tumor Foundation

  • Board Member, Business Executives for National Security 

  • Trustee, United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation


WHITE HOUSE

  • Scaramucci served on President Donald J. Trump’s 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee.

  • In 2017, he briefly served as Chief Strategy Officer of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank and White House Communications Director. 

  • He launched a strongly worded attack on Mr. Priebus, calling him a "paranoid schizophrenic."

  • He also directed profanity-laced insults at Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

  • He was fired by President Donald Trump on July 31, 2017, upon the recommendation of the new White House Chief of Staff, General John F. Kelly.

  • Scaramucci changed his views on Trump in 2019, criticising his attacks on women of colour as ‘racist and unacceptable’. 

  • In June 2020, he joined with other well-known Republicans to launch the Right Side PAC. The group aimed to stop Trump’s re-election and supported his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.


HONORS & RECOGNITIONS

  • 2022 #47 Cointelegraph’s Top 100 Influencers in Crypto and Blockchain

  • 2016 #85 Worth Magazine’s Power 100: The 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance

  • 2011 Ernst & Young’s New York Financial Services “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award


MEDIA & APPEARANCES

  • Scaramucci has been profiled and featured by various leading media outlets and publications.

  • He has appeared in Business Insider, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox Business, Bloomberg, Barron's, The New York Post, Washington Post, BBC, and Forbes.

  • He has also appeared in CNBC, NBC, CNN, The Guardian, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and more.