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Jeffrey Solomon is the President of publicly listed Cowen Group (TK: COWN), a financial services company focused on supporting and providing active management to the marketplace. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, Jeff deferred an acting career with a brief respite on Wall Street, but he hasn\\u2019t looked back since. In 1994, he joined Peter Cohen, then the former head of investment bank Shearson Lehman Brothers, to form money management firm Ramius Advisors. Ramius grew to become one of the largest hedge funds in the world, and in 2009 merged with boutique investment bank Cowen Group.

Following the merger, Jeff switched over to the investment bank side of the business and today serves as its Chief Executive Officer, where he embodies the firm\\u2019s core values of vision, tenacity and empathy.

Our conversation starts with a passionate description of Pittsburgh sports, and flows to how active managers succeed in the 1990s and need to evolve to succeed today. We discuss the importance of empathy in the investment business, and touch on how Jeff\\u2019s summer camp experience as a kid informs how he manages people today.\\xa0 His answers to my closing questions are just amazing. If you\\u2019re short on time, fast forward to the 51stminute of the show.\\xa0 You\\u2019ll miss plenty along the way, but you don\\u2019t want to miss these.

Please enjoy my conversation with Jeff Solomon.

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