Jay's responsibilities include portfolio management and supervision of accounting, tax, and administration. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Adler & Co, a family office, for over twenty-five years. During this period his responsibilities included oversight of administration of the family office's activities as well as numerous related venture capital funds. Mr. Nickse was also involved with the formation and operation of Alpha Beta Capital Management LLC, a fund of hedge funds. Jay was previously employed at Price Waterhouse (now PWC) and Union Carbide Corporation. He received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Connecticut.