How did hedge fund manager James Vellanti die?
Hedge fund exec falls to death off Pier escalator at Caesars Atlantic City, second in two years By ERIC SCOTT CAMPBELL Staff Writer, 609-272-7227 | Posted: Monday, September 28, 2009 | 0 comments ATLANTIC CITY – A northern New Jersey man fell to his death early Sunday morning at The Pier at Caesars, the second man in two years to plunge from an escalator there. The victim was James Vellanti, of Clinton, Hunterdon County, said a man who answered Vellanti’s home telephone Sunday evening. He declined to give further information. Karen MacDonald, spokeswoman for Taubman Centers Inc., which owns a majority of the Pier, said in an e-mail that the Atlantic City Police Department’s investigation is in the early going. Police were called at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Angelo Maimone said. “We are incredibly saddened by this event. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family,” MacDonald said. A LinkedIn.com profile bearing Vellanti’s name and a publ
Hedge Fund Exec. Dies After Escalator Fall September 28, 2009 Hedge fund executive James Vellanti fell to his death shortly after midnight on Saturday at casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vellanti, who served as chief operating officer for the New York-based hedge fund JNF Asset Management, was declared dead after falling from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars. The shops are connected to the casino by a sky-bridge and an escalator. He is the second man to lose his life after falling from the structure. Frank Gilbert Jr. fell after sitting on the escalator’s handrail on Aug. 9, 2008. Prior to his role at JNF Asset Management, Vellanti, who lived in Clinton, New Jersey, served as managing director of trading and operations at Koch Global Capital. Sources: http://www.finalternatives.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City police are investigating how a hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator. James Vellanti is the second man in two years to plunge from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars. Police were called to the mall, which is connected to the casino by a sky bridge, at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Sources: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556324,00.
