Formerly Zya’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Bo Bazylevsky co-founded the company with CEO Matt Serletic while still on Wall Street. The two started the endeavor given their shared passion for music, and a belief that every consumer should be able to express themselves musically. With a well-honed ability to map risk, Bazylevsky was a creative partner as well as the financial strategist behind the Calabasas, Calif.-based, venture-backed start-up, which he originally seeded with Serletic. Bo was instrumental in securing several rounds of angel and VC investments for the company, most notably from VCs Intel Capital, Liberty Global, and Shea Ventures. With a 20-year track record in trading and investing, Bazylevsky has successfully managed several multi-billion dollar portfolios throughout the most volatile periods in emerging markets history for Credit Suisse-First Boston, Bear Stearns, and JPMorgan. He served as Global Head of Emerging Markets Corporate Trading at JP Morgan, and then joined hedge fund Moore Capital/James Caird Asset Management as partner and Senior Portfolio Manager until joining Zya full time in 2010. Bazylevsky has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal and Asset Magazine as one of the Emerging Markets’ most influential traders and portfolio managers, and served as Co- Chair of The Emerging Markets Traders Association (EMTA). Bazylevsky returned to Wall Street in September 2014, as a Managing Director in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Emerging Markets bond trading division. He now serves as Zya’s Lead Board Director and resides in NYC with his wife and two daughters. Bo Bazylevsky received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
<p>Subha Barry is Managing Director of Multicultural and Diversified Business Development for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. In this role, she is responsible for developing a multicultural business platform to increase Merrill Lynch's presence among diverse markets through creative and innovative sales and marketing strategies aimed at diverse communities.</p> <p>Barry joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 and spent 13 years in the US Private Client Group as a Financial Advisor and Branch Manager. In 2001, she created the Multicultural and Diversified Business Development group to help establish Merrill Lynch as the preeminent wealth management firm among diverse and multicultural markets. She was appointed to her current role in 2005. </p> <p>Subha Barry holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Bombay University, India, a Master of Business and Public Management and a Master of Accounting from Rice University, Houston, Texas.</p>
Robert Jarrow is the Ronald P. and Susan E. Lynch Professor of Investment Management, Professor of Finance and Economics at The Johnson School, Cornell University.
Jarrow has over 25 years of work-experience. His teaching and research interests involve the study of mathematical finance. He is interested in credit derivatives, risk management, investments and asset pricing theory.
Jarrow's consulting experience includes Citigroup, Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Bankers Trust, Merrill Lynch, World Bank, Nomura Securities, Kamakura Corporation, SEC, US Attorney's Office, FDIC, and expert witness assignments.
Jarrow has authored over 120 publications and working papers, four books on options and derivatives, and edited three other books including two on risk. In addition, he holds advisory board positions with centers in The University of Hong Kong and NUS. He has also served on the Merrill Lynch Academic Advisory Council.
Robert Jarrow holds a BA from Duke University, an MBA from Dartmouth, and a PhD in Finance from MIT.