Jeffrey 'Jeff' Marc Talpins is an American businessman, the self-made billionaire Founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Element Capital Management, a major macro hedge fund. Born in New York City and raised in Larchmont, New York, his career is rooted in elite finance and mathematical rigor.

Talpins graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University with a B.S. in Economics and Applied Mathematics (focus in Finance). His career began on Wall Street in the Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Department at Goldman Sachs before moving to Citigroup's Fixed Income Options, where he became Head Trader and expanded the business. His success is built on his mastery of options trading and leveraging fixed income derivatives for macro betting.

• Element Capital Management (Founder & CIO): The core private asset, a global macro hedge fund with $17.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). The firm is known for its high annualized return (21 percent since inception).
• Macro Trading Apex: He made over $3 billion in profits betting on the impact of tax reform on global asset prices (2017–2018).
• Academic Background: He holds a B.S. Summa Cum Laude from Yale (Economics/Applied Math).
• Philanthropy: He founded the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation and endowed a leadership post at Yale for domestic policy research.

Jeffrey Talpins was recruited by Vega Asset Management to set up his own fund, launching Element Capital Management in 2005 with $250 million in seed capital. He spun out into an independent firm in 2009. His strategic genius was his expertise in options to manage risk in volatile macro economies. Element Capital has been consistently ranked as one of the best performing hedge funds globally, achieving an estimated 21 percent annualized return since its inception.

His most notable financial victory was making over $3 billion in profits from late 2017 through early 2018 by correctly betting that U.S. tax reform would lift global asset prices. He has since closed the fund to new capital. His immense wealth is secured by the colossal, superior returns generated by his discretionary macro trading strategies.

Jeffrey Talpins is a dedicated philanthropist. His structural social impact is tied to Element Capital's role as a major financial steward. His personal philanthropy focuses on education, conservation, and improving U.S./Middle East relations. He is a Trustee of Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), supporting disadvantaged youth, and sits on the board of the American Prairie Foundation.

His structural contribution is tied to his founding of the Abraham Dialogues project (with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs) to improve relations between Israel and neighboring Arab countries—a major foreign policy focus.

Jeffrey Talpins maintains the professional, composed style of a hedge fund executive. His attire is consistently bespoke, favoring dark, tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects stability and immense intellectual authority, typical of a leader in the secretive, high-return world of macro trading.

Residing in New York City (with a second home in Montana), his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to macro investment strategy, risk management, and his profound commitment to philanthropy and foreign policy.