Jesse Jantzen
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| Born | February 5, 1982 Shoreham, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Investor & Film Producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesse Jantzen (born February 5, 1982) is the founder of Skylar James Capital, a multi-strategy family office.[1] Previously Jantzen was a portfolio manager at Clearview Capital Management and held positions at Perella Weinberg Partners and W Holding Company LLC and as an assistant coach for Harvard University.[1] Jantzen currently sits on the board of the fetal center for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Beat the Streets (BTS) organization. He is also a former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler.[citation needed]
He was a graduate of Shoreham Wading River High School.[2][3] He was the first four-time state champion and six-time state place winner in New York State wrestling history.[4][5][6] In 2000, he was the Asics High School Wrestler of the Year[6][2] and was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner the same year.[7]
Jantzen received an A.B from Harvard University in 2004. He was a three-time All-American and 2004 National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler award winner.[3][8][9][6] In 2005 Jantzen won a World Championship at the University World Games in Izmir, Turkey in Freestyle wrestling at 66 kg.[3][10][9] Jantzen participated in the Real Pro Wrestling league representing the New York Outrage.[9] He is the most decorated Harvard Wrestler in history and was a 2004 Bingham Award winner for Harvard’s best athlete.[3] Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the “Jantzen Ride.” Career record at Harvard 132-13, 3-time All-American (1st, 3rd, 3rd).[3] Jantzen competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials but fell short of his goal of making the Beijing Olympics.[2] Jantzen is a member of the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame,[11] EIWA Conference Hall of Fame[12] and Suffolk County Hall of fame.[5][citation needed]
Jantzen has had involvement with several Film/TV projects (Foxcatcher, Dixieland, The Knick, Team Foxcatcher) as an actor, producer, financier and stunt coordinator.[citation needed] Movie critic Justin Chang described Jantzen’s choreographed wrestling scenes for Foxcatcher as “superbly convincing”.[13]
Jantzen lives and works in downtown Manhattan.[1] Jantzen is one of five children.[3] His younger brother, Corey, was also an accomplished wrestler for Harvard University and Shoreham Wading River High School.[14] Corey worked with Jantzen on both Foxcatcher and Dixieland, where he had credited roles in each film.[citation needed]