Steven Spens
About Steven Spens
Steven Spens is a Quantitative Developer at Jefferies in New York, with a background in leveraged loan trading and investment banking.
Company
Steven Spens is currently employed at Jefferies, a prominent investment banking firm, as a Quantitative Developer. He began his role in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Before his current position, Steven worked at Jefferies in various capacities, gaining extensive experience in the financial sector.
Title
Steven holds the title of Quantitative Developer at Jefferies. His role involves utilizing quantitative techniques and models to support trading strategies and financial analysis within the firm.
Previous Roles
Prior to his current role, Steven held several positions at Jefferies, including Leveraged Loan Trading Analyst from 2018 to 2020 and Fixed Income Summer Analyst in 2017. He also worked as an Investment Banking Summer Intern at Harpeth Capital, LLC in 2016, and gained teaching experience as a Physics Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University from 2015 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Steven Spens completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics at Vanderbilt University, where he also served as a Physics Teaching Assistant. He spent a year studying Physics at the University of Michigan and graduated from Clarenceville High School. His academic background in mathematics and physics underpins his quantitative and analytical skills, which he applies in his current role.
Global Experience
In addition to his financial and academic roles, Steven participated in a cultural exchange program with Greenheart International in 2018, spending a month in Beijing, China. This experience contributed to his global perspective and understanding of diverse cultural contexts.