John Samuel "Sam" Trabucco is an American business executive. He was co-CEO of Alameda Research, a defunct quantitative trading firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried before FTX. Caroline Ellison was Alameda's other co-CEO. Trabucco stepped down from Alameda in August 2022, leaving Ellison as sole CEO until its bankruptcy along with FTX three months later.
Early life and education
Trabucco attended a Mount Holyoke College math camp in 2010 where he met Sam Bankman-Fried. Trabucco received his bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). There he also served as president of the undergrad math association and reconnected with Bankman-Fried.
Career
After graduation, he worked for Susquehanna International Group, a quantitative trading firm. He joined Alameda Research in March 2019, and officially became the co-CEO in October 2021 along with Caroline Ellison. The following August, Trabucco stepped down from the role and Caroline Ellison became the sole CEO of the firm. Alameda Research purchased a 52-foot yacht for Trabucco, who named it Soak My Deck.
He also writes crossword puzzles for The New York Times.
Recognition
2022: Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 – North America – Finance
References
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Chief executive officers People associated with cryptocurrency Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology people American expatriates in the Bahamas