Mr. Abraham began his trading career at Marquette Partners L.P. (“Marquette”), a proprietary trading firm, in 2001, where he quickly rose through the ranks to become a top performer in the firm’s fixed income desk. Mr. Abraham credits his time at Marquette in Chicago and London for instilling the importance of sound risk management as the basis of all trading decisions. In 2006, Mr. Abraham founded Vine Street Trading LLC, as a proprietary trading group (“Vine Street”).

Mr. Abraham was the managing member of Vine Street in addition to actively trading the firm’s global macro portfolio. Leveraging his experience in high velocity derivatives trading and global macro investing, Mr. Abraham launched Praxis Capital Management (“Praxis”) in 2018. Mr. Abraham is the Managing Partner Praxis and the Portfolio Manager of the Praxis Opportunity Fund. Mr. Abraham holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona with a major in Political Science and a minor in Economics.

Prior to founding Praxis, Mr. Glick was a Managing Director at JHL Capital Group, a Chicago-based, opportunistic, alternative investment management firm (“JHL”) where he invested across a variety of asset classes. Prior to joining JHL in 2008, Mr. Glick was with Hammerman Capital Management, a San Francisco-based opportunistic hedge fund specializing in equity, debt, and capital structure arbitrage investments.

Prior to joining Hammerman in 2007, Mr. Glick was an Associate with KKR Financial LLC in San Francisco, where he analyzed investment opportunities in public and private equity, loans, notes, mezzanine financings, and derivatives. Mr. Glick started his career at Merrill Lynch in 2000 as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division in Chicago, advising food, agriculture, and consumer product clients in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Glick received a B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis, with Honors, with majors in Finance, International Business and History, and a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. He is admitted to the Illinois Bar.

Prior to founding Praxis in 2018, Mr. Nijensohn was a Partner at Vine Street Trading (“Vine Street”). From 2009-2017, Mr. Nijensohn was a principal trader and risk manager with a focus on improving performance for the firm through his development of a bottom-up systematic risk framework.

Prior to joining Vine Street, Mr. Nijensohn began his trading career at Marquette Partners in 1998, specializing in trading equity index, metal, and energy futures. As a Senior Trader and Limited Partner, he also participated in hiring, training, and mentoring other traders and spent two years in their London office. Mr. Nijensohn received a B.A. from Lewis and Clark College in International Relations and Economics.

Prior to joining Praxis Capital Management, Mr. Baskel was the Managing Director at Vine Street Trading (“Vine Street”). Mr. Baskel joined Vine Street as a Trader in 2007 and transitioned into operations in 2010, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s back and middle office. Prior to Vine Street, Mr. Baskel was a Trader at Marquette Partners from 2005-2007.

Prior to his career in the trading industry, Mr. Baskel was Manager of Client Services at global healthcare advisors Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates from 2001-2003 and HIMSS Analytics from 2003-2004. Mr. Baskel started his career at Fourth Bridge in 2000 as a Sales Associate for their SAAS/ASP product line. Mr. Baskel received a B.A. from the University of Arizona with a major in Communications.

Prior to joining Praxis Capital Management, Mr. Fiori had a successful career as an entrepreneur in the food & beverage, hospitality, and luxury consumer goods sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Fiori was a Limited Partner at Marquette Partners LLP from 1996 to 2006, where he specialized in trading futures on global fixed-income products. Additionally, Mr. Fiori spearheaded the expansion of the firm’s global offices network, by opening and running offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and Seoul. Mr. Fiori was Salutatorian and received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Washington State University, with a double major in International Business and Marketing, and minors in Economics and Japanese Studies.