David

David Danelia
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Open to relocation · Available immediately

SUMMARY
Portfolio manager with macro-driven positioning. Incoming Harvard ALB (Economics), CFA Level I candidate.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Markets: Equities · Crypto · FX · Fixed Income · Commodities
Analysis: Fundamental · Value · Technical · Quantitative · Macro · Flow · Options · Research & DB
Portfolio: Construction · Alpha Generation · Risk Management · Reporting · Allocation
Technical: Python (pandas · numpy · quantitative analytics · backtesting · data visualisation) · SQL · Microsoft &
Google (advanced) · Presentation Design
Modelling: DCF · Scenario Analysis · Options Pricing & Greeks · OCC · Financial Modelling · Quantitative
Modeling
Execution: Swing · Scalp · Intraday · Long-Term · POMS · TCA · IPS · SAA
Languages: English (fluent) · Russian (native) · Ukrainian (native) · German (B1) · French (targeted)
Interpersonal: Relations · Negotiations · Fund Raising · Research Writing · Client Reporting · Desk Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Portfolio Manager · Salients & Partners Jan 2023 – Present
Scope & Responsibilities
•​ Construct and actively manage multi-asset, multi-strategy client portfolios — equities, digital assets, FX, fixed
income, commodities — across conservative long-duration, swing, intraday, and scalp mandates.
•​ Produce client-facing performance attribution, risk commentary, and portfolio reporting.
Key Achievements
•​ NVDA entered January 2023 at $15.60 (+1,055% unrealised); XMR exited January 2026 at +603%;
December 2025 trading performance +63.36%.
•​ Built a proprietary Python-based analytical infrastructure: flow monitoring, options analytics, SEC earnings
parsing, cross-sector rotation screening, backtesting frameworks, and quantitative research tooling powering
the Salients publication.

Portfolio Manager · Adamant Jan 2020 – Dec 2022
Scope & Responsibilities
•​ Conducted cross-asset market research and portfolio management; developed and presented daily market
briefings covering macro, flows, news, and desk positioning — framework adopted firm-wide.
Key Achievements
•​ Ranked as top-producing manager on the desk; daily market briefings and trade signals adopted firm-wide as
the primary framework for client positioning and risk decisions.

Author & Publisher · Salients Dec 2025 – Present
•​ Salients is a branded, professionally formatted cross-asset macro research letter published under the
Salients & Partners brand — distributed to a professional subscriber base.
•​ Operate an active Telegram community of financial professionals (~1k) — daily intraday briefings; real-time
trade and idea disclosure.
•​ Macro call track record with timestamped publication history: Warsh hawkish repricing thesis and 1970s
energy crisis structural parallel (constructed and confirmed across early February 2026 editions); March 2026
— hawkish policy as operative narrative; January 2026 — BTC structural fragility and downside scenario
flagged, and more…
Independent Investor & Trader · Self-Employed 2017 – Present
Key Achievements
•​ 9 years of continuous live-capital execution through multiple complete bull/bear cycles across equities and
crypto.

Chief Executive Officer & Producer · Horizon Games Aug 2023 – Mar 2025
Scope & Responsibilities
•​ Founded and led a 20-person mobile RPG development studio from inception through active fundraising —
sole founder with complete strategic, operational, and capital-raise ownership.
•​ Directed product vision, GDD, go-to-market architecture, roadmap, and financials documentation;
represented the studio at competitive pitch events and the WePlay Ventures accelerator.

Sales Manager · Adamant 2017 – Dec 2019
•​ Achieved record-breaking monthly results multiple times.

EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
•​ Harvard ALB (Bachelor of Liberal Arts): commencing prerequisite coursework Summer 2026, targeting full
admission.
•​ CFA designation: pursuing Level I candidacy — targeting 2026 or early 2027 exam.

PORTFOLIO
•​ Editions
•​ Investment Portfolio
•​ Game Production (Database)
•​ GitHub