Niels is a Partner at HighVista Strategies and focuses on the firm’s public market investments. Prior to joining HighVista in 2018, Niels worked for over ten years in public markets investing at both Highfields Capital and Citadel Investment Group. Niels is a Trustee of Mount Auburn Cemetery where he serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee. Niels received a BS cum laude from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Joseph Wharton Fellow and a Palmer Scholar.