Pallop has 20 years of experience in  financial markets as a quantitative researcher  and trader. As lead Portfolio Manager for Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Universa Black Swan Protection Protocol, his primary role  was to act as an external risk manager for  an institutional client base that includes  sovereign wealth funds, university  endowments, pension plans, and fund-of-funds. As the Funds grew, he became one of  the world’s largest traders of volatility  derivatives. In 2011, he started his own hedge fund which was later incorporated into GBS Finance, the Spanish investment  bank, where he assumed the position as Chief Risk Officer.

Pallop holds a B.A. from  Northwestern University and a Master of  Science in Mathematics in Finance from New York University.