Victor Linell is a Managing Member of Cross Shore and shares responsibility for research and the overall investment process with Mr. Bloomstone. Mr. Linell worked in the financial services industry for 24 years before forming Cross Shore in November 2002. From 1987 until 2002, he was a principal at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. (“Bernstein”), where he was responsible for institutional equity research sales for many of Bernstein’s largest accounts, including Fidelity Management and Research Co., Wellington Management Co., Massachusetts Financial Services Inc. and State Street Research and Management Co. Prior to joining Bernstein, Mr. Linell was a Vice President and financial advisor with Shearson Lehman American Express. He started his career at Price Waterhouse, where he was a CPA in the audit and tax division. Mr. Linell received his B.S. in accounting from the University of Maryland.
Team Biographies
Benjamin Bloomstone is a Managing Member of Cross Shore and shares responsibility for research and the overall investment process with Mr. Linell. Mr. Bloomstone worked in the financial services industry for 24 years before joining Cross Shore in March 2003. From 1989 until 2003, he was a Managing Director and equity product manager at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was responsible for institutional equity research sales in the Boston area. Prior to joining Credit Suisse First Boston, Mr. Bloomstone was a principal with Bernstein in the institutional sales area. He started his career at Price Waterhouse, where he was a CPA in the audit and tax division. Mr. Bloomstone received his B.S. in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.
John Goula joined Cross Shore in October 2021. Prior to joining Cross Shore, Mr. Goula worked as Administrative and Billing Coordinator in the healthcare industry from 2015 to 2021. He received his M.B.A in Corporate Finance at Pace University in 2024 and B.A. cum laude in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Sociology and History at Rutgers University in 2019.
Neil Kuttner is a Managing Member of Cross Shore and serves as Chief Operations Officer, with responsibility for finance and operations. Mr. Kuttner worked in the financial services industry for 24 years before forming Cross Shore in November 2002. From 1982 through 2001, he was employed by Bernstein as a principal, holding positions of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. After the sale of Bernstein to Alliance Capital in 2000, he worked on a number of special assignments for the combined company as well as teaching tax planning at Lehman College. Mr. Kuttner began his career at Coopers and Lybrand as a CPA and supervising auditor. Mr. Kuttner earned a B.A. in economics from City College of New York and a masters degree in business administration from the Wharton School.
Kami Nassi joined Cross Shore Capital Management, LLC in January 2015 as Controller and is responsible for accounting, tax and fund operations. Prior to joining Cross Shore, Mr. Nassi held the position of Director at SS&C GlobeOp Inc. At SS&C, he was responsible for the preparation and review of month-end fund reporting packages for Hedge Funds, Fund of Hedge Funds, and Managed Accounts. Before his tenure at SS&C, he worked at Citco Fund Services and UBS Global Asset Management. Mr. Nassi earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in 2001 from the Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY) majoring in Finance and holding a minor in Operations Management. He received his MBA from the Fordham University Graduate School of Business in August of 2005 with a dual concentration MBA in Finance and Accounting.