Matthew Simpson, CFA

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Prior to co-founding Wealthspring Capital in 2019, Matt was the Head of the US Credit Solutions group at MUFG (Mitsubishi) the largest Japanese financial institution. Prior to MUFG Matt was responsible for Fixed Income ETF and Preferred Equity trading at HSBC. Previously, he spent a considerable portion of his career at Deutsche Bank where he was a Managing Director responsible for the global portfolio management of the interest rate, foreign exchange, and credit risk of the structured products business.

Matt received a BBA from Loyola University, Maryland and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst certification.

David Gallers

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Prior to co-founding Wealthspring Capital, David managed a portfolio of commercial real estate and public market investments for Mavros Holdings, a family office.  Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager responsible for a credit/equity relative value strategy at Lucidus Capital Partners, a 2bn hedge fund.  Prior to joining Lucidus, David was a managing director and the head of North American Index Trading for UBS.  He previously spent a decade in the credit trading business at Deutsche Bank where David was a pioneer in the formation of the credit index market and headed a proprietary group focused on capital structure arbitrage. 

David received a MBA from Columbia University and a BA in Actuarial Science from the University of Michigan.

Mike Mayer

Chief Operating Officer

Prior to joining Wealthspring Capital in 2021, Mike spent 6 years at Atlantic Investment Management, Inc., a long/short equity hedge fund, serving as Controller and overseeing the day-to-day back office functions. Prior to Atlantic, Mike was at Ernst & Young, LLP where he served as an Audit Manager in the Financial Services Office.   Before that Mike served as Assistant Controller at Shumway Capital Partners, LP, a global investment firm and as an Audit Senior at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, an accounting and advisory firm.

Mike received a B.S. in Accounting from Bryant University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Nicholas Stenroos

Associate

Before joining the Wealthspring Capital team, Nick worked in the Operations and Finance
department for a workwear wholesale manufacturer and distributor.  Nick played a pivotal role
managed the shipment of raw and finished goods from suppliers across the globe. He also provided crucial support in the day-to-day operations of the office and warehouse.

 Nick received his B.S. of Business Administration in Finance at Iona University, graduating in May of 2022.