Jeffrey Tolk

About Jeffrey Tolk

Jeffrey Tolk has more than 25 years of experience in international banking, capital markets, private financing, and asset management. He began his career as a corporate lawyer with a large international law firm on Wall Street. He subsequently worked for Moody’s Investors Service in New York City, where he was a pioneer in helping to create, structure, and analyze various derivatives-based products. Following Moody’s, Tolk joined the Structured Credit group at HSBC, which transferred him to Hong Kong in 2003 as Managing Director and Asia Head of Structuring. While at HSBC, Tolk put together over a hundred collateralized debt obligations, credit-linked notes, credit default swaps, total return swaps and other derivatives-based structures. In 2008 Tolk moved to Singapore to be Portfolio Manager and Head of Research at the Asian Debt Fund, a hedge fund focusing on distressed debt, special situations, and private equity in Asia. While at the fund, he made a number of successful investments, led major restructurings, and provided financing for various companies throughout Asia. While in Singapore, Tolk also worked at Standard Bank as Asia head of institutional and corporate solutions, and at Resource Capital Markets, where he structured the first all-Asian collateralized loan obligation (CLO). He also founded Eastgate Advisors Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based consulting and advisory firm with clients in Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Singapore. Since moving back to the United States in 2018, Tolk has served on a number of boards at Utah Valley University. He has also invested in a number of start-ups in the Utah area, including Seek XR, Prepear, and Skill Struck. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a law degree from Harvard Law School, and is a CFA charterholder. Tolk is married to Utah Valley University President Astrid S. Tuminez. Specialties Capital Raising, Financial Structuring, Special Situations, Asset Management, Alternative Investments, Clean Energy, Credit Analysis, Restructuring, Structured Credit, Credit Derivatives, Securitization, Distressed Debt, Venture Capital, Angel Investing

Experience

1. Strategic Advisor

   Ocavu

   Dec 2018 — Present · Provo, UT, US

   Advising on overall business strategy and execution, with a focus on fundraising and sales in Asia

Education

• Harvard University

  AB, English

  1981 — 1987

• Harvard Law School

  JD, Law

  1987 — 1990