Kirk Belsby is Head of Operations and Finance at DYDX based in Southern California. Kirk was formerly the Chief Investment Officer for the Bishop Estate in Honolulu, Hawaii where he re-structured and grew the portfolio from $4.9 to over $10 billion from 2002 to 2012. The Trust included a mix of public/private securities and a diversified real estate portfolio. Cambridge Associates ranked the Bishop Estate in the top 2.0% of endowments and funds over this period.
Prior to his fund management experience he was the Western Region Managing Partner for the Global Corporate Finance & Real Estate Group for Arthur Andersen LLP in Los Angeles. He focused on advising Wall Street investment banks and other Global 1000 companies with an emphasis in M&A activity, bankruptcy and workouts, and improving operational efficiencies.
Kirk holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Davis.
