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Tyler Borders is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cristo Capital, where he leads the firm’s strategy, technology, and vision. He is responsible for the discovery and development of the firm’s proprietary investment method and platform, and the disciplined systems that support research, portfolio management, and execution.

Prior to founding Cristo Capital, Tyler co-founded Dartlet, a strategic research and consulting firm recognized for its proprietary methodologies in organizational strategy, market research, and brand development. Following Dartlet’s merger with Carnegie Higher Education, as a Partner he served in executive leadership positions including Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Brand Officer. During his tenure, Carnegie grew into one of North America’s leading higher education marketing and enrollment firms.

Across his career, Tyler has focused on designing innovative and scalable systems that transform complex decision-making into measurable and scalable processes. At Cristo Capital, that philosophy is applied to quantitative investing through proprietary technology, systematic research, and rigorous risk management. Tyler’s vision is to build Cristo Capital into an enduring proprietary trading firm, whose intellectual property and institutional infrastructure create extraordinary value for investors over decades.

Larry Keele is a Founding Partner of Cristo Capital and provides strategic counsel on the firm’s long-term investment philosophy, capital stewardship, and institutional growth. Larry was a co-founder and Principal of the renowned Oaktree Capital Management, where he spent over twenty years serving as a portfolio manager and head of the firm’s Convertible Securities Group.

During his tenure, Oaktree became one of the world’s premier institutional investment managers, recognized for its disciplined investment philosophy and long-term performance. As such, he brings more than three decades of investment management experience to Cristo Capital, helping to shape the firm’s investment strategy and approach.

Larry’s partnership reflects a shared belief that enduring investment firms are built not only on exceptional ideas, but on disciplined execution, thoughtful risk management, and principled stewardship of capital. His decision to join Cristo Capital as a Founding Partner reflects his conviction in the firm’s proprietary investment technology and its potential to become an enduring institutional platform.

Joe Moore is a Founding Partner of Cristo Capital and a seasoned entrepreneur whose career has been defined by building enduring businesses through innovation, disciplined leadership, and sustainable growth.

In 1985, Joe co-founded Carnegie Communications, transforming it from a startup into one of the most influential marketing and technology companies serving higher education. Under his leadership, Carnegie pioneered many of the industry’s earliest digital initiatives, including one of the first online platforms for college-bound students, while continually expanding its research, consulting, creative, and technology capabilities. Over four decades, the company partnered with more than 1,000 colleges and universities to reach and impact millions of students.

Joe’s entrepreneurial philosophy has always centered on identifying opportunities before the market recognizes them, investing patiently in innovation, and building organizations designed to lead rather than follow. That same mindset led him to become an early investor in Cristo Capital, recognizing the transformative potential of its proprietary trading technology.

Rose serves as Executive Administrator at Cristo Capital, supporting the firm’s executive office and helping coordinate the people, priorities, and relationships that keep the organization moving. Working closely with the Founder & CEO, she manages executive scheduling, communications, meeting coordination, and the day-to-day administrative details that connect Cristo’s leadership, partners, and broader professional network.

Known for her discretion, warmth, and attention to detail, Rose brings a highly personal approach to executive support. She serves as a trusted point of coordination across the firm, anticipating needs, creating order around a fast-moving schedule, and ensuring that every interaction reflects the professionalism and thoughtfulness central to Cristo Capital.

At Cristo, Rose helps create the space for leadership to remain focused on what matters most—bringing organization, consistency, and exceptional care to everything happening behind the scenes.

James is a corporate and securities attorney whose practice focuses on advising asset managers, private equity firms, and emerging growth companies on complex business and transactional matters. His experience spans fund formation, venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and corporate governance.

A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, James began his legal career with White & Case LLP, advising on high-value international finance and M&A transactions. He later left private practice to found Milton’s Local, a venture-backed consumer company that grew to achieve nationwide retail distribution—giving him the uncommon perspective of having served both as legal counsel and as an entrepreneur building and scaling a business.

James brings that dual perspective to his work with Cristo Capital, providing strategic counsel at the intersection of law, capital, and business. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, New York, and Florida and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Abid leads finance at Cristo Capital, overseeing the financial infrastructure, accounting, reporting, controls, and planning that support the firm’s operations. He brings more than a decade of experience across corporate finance and controllership, with particular depth in building disciplined financial systems, managing liquidity, and translating complex financial information into clear operating decisions.

Throughout his career, Abid has worked across the full financial architecture of growing businesses—from forecasting and cash management to financial modeling, reporting, compliance, and process design. His experience includes partnering directly with senior leadership, developing financial controls and accounting systems, preparing investor and board reporting, and improving the processes through which organizations understand and manage their capital.

At Cristo, Abid brings that discipline to a firm where precision is foundational. He works across the organization to ensure that Cristo’s financial operations are built with the same rigor, transparency, and systematic thinking that define its investment technology. Abid holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accounting from the State University of New York at Old Westbury.

Jeremy O’Niel is Head of Technology at Cristo Capital, where he oversees the firm’s digital platforms, systems architecture, and the infrastructure that supports research, execution, and secure operations. He brings more than two decades of experience building scalable technology and translating strategy into disciplined, repeatable systems.

In addition to serving in executive leadership within the financial services industry, Jeremy is the founder of Hoursix Consulting, where he has advised organizations across industries on brand architecture, digital platforms, and growth systems built to scale. Earlier in his career, as Director of Operations at Imageworks, he led cross-functional teams of designers, developers, and strategists while overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and production efficiency.

Jeremy works at the intersection of technology and design, guided by a conviction that systems should be accountable, measurable, and deeply integrated with the business. At Cristo Capital, he applies that discipline to Cipher, the firm’s proprietary platform—building the resilient, high-performing infrastructure required to operate a systematic strategy.

Hunter Jones is Head of Operations at Cristo Capital, where he oversees the firm’s operational infrastructure, financial administration, entity governance, compliance, and strategic business operations. Working closely with the CEO and the firm’s external advisors, he helps ensure that Cristo Capital’s business foundation is organized, disciplined, and positioned to scale as the company grows. His role is designed to serve as the operational backbone of the firm, allowing leadership to remain focused on innovation, research, and long-term strategy.

Prior to joining Cristo Capital, Hunter built his career leading operations, financial management, and organizational initiatives across growing businesses. His experience spans business operations, budgeting, process improvement, vendor management, and executive support, with a reputation for bringing clarity, structure, and accountability to complex organizations. He has worked closely with founders and leadership teams to build repeatable systems, improve operational efficiency, and establish the controls necessary for sustainable growth.

At Cristo Capital, Hunter partners across every function of the business—from finance and legal administration to technology, vendor relationships, and corporate governance—to ensure the firm operates with excellence behind the scenes.

Ross Adamson is the lead software engineer behind Cristo Capital’s Cipher platform, bringing more than a decade of experience architecting and developing sophisticated cloud-native applications, distributed systems, and full-stack software. His technical expertise spans TypeScript, Node.js, Java, C++, React, AWS, serverless architectures, and scalable backend infrastructure, enabling him to lead development across every layer of the platform. With a passion for engineering excellence and intuitive product design, Ross specializes in transforming complex ideas into elegant, reliable software that is both highly performant and built for long-term scalability.

Prior to joining Cristo Capital, Ross developed enterprise software for organizations ranging from innovative startups to Fortune 500 companies, contributing to machine learning platforms, IoT systems, embedded technologies, and developer tools. He also holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Music Composition from Brigham Young University, reflecting the rare blend of technical precision and creative thinking that defines his work. At Cristo Capital, Ross plays a central role in translating sophisticated quantitative research into the production-grade technology that powers Cipher and supports the firm’s long-term vision.

Sayali Gaikwad is Technical Project Manager at Cristo Capital, where she leads execution across the firm’s software platform, coordinating engineering, product development, and technical delivery. She works closely with leadership and development teams to translate strategy into organized, measurable progress while ensuring projects remain aligned with the firm’s long-term technology vision.

Prior to joining Cristo Capital, Sayali built her career as a software engineer, developing enterprise and mobile applications for global financial institutions including Barclays and Truist. Working within Agile development environments, she contributed to large-scale banking platforms, collaborated across distributed engineering teams, and gained hands-on experience in software architecture, API integration, quality assurance, and modern development practices. Over time, her technical expertise naturally expanded into project leadership, team coordination, and product execution.