David Zervos
David Zervos is the Chief Market Strategist at Jefferies, a leading global investment banking and capital markets firm. In this role, he delivers real-time macroeconomic insights, provides strategic commentary for Jefferies’ clients, and engages directly with leading institutional investors worldwide. A seasoned Wall Street veteran, Zervos is widely recognized for his timely and influential perspectives on global markets, monetary policy, and macro strategy. Before joining Jefferies in 2010, he served as a Visiting Advisor in the Division of Monetary Affairs at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., and previously managed global macro portfolios at Brevan Howard and UBS O’Connor. Over the course of his career, he has also held senior research, sales, and trading roles across the private sector. Zervos is a regular guest on major financial media outlets and a frequent speaker at industry-leading conferences and events.
David Zervos Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Market Strategist
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Advisor
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Portfolio Manager
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Senior Portfolio Manager
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Director
Academic History
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Ph.D., Economics
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B.S., System Science and Engineering
As Chief Market Strategist at Jefferies, David Zervos provides strategic insights and real-time macroeconomic analysis to clients across the firm’s equity, fixed income, and investment banking platforms.
He regularly meets with leading money managers, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds to exchange ideas on global markets and monetary policy.
In addition to client engagement, Zervos makes frequent media appearances, presents at top financial conferences, and serves as Head of the Global Macro Division at Leucadia Asset Management, where he authors written strategy focused on global macroeconomic and financial trends.
EARLY CAREER
Before joining Jefferies, Zervos worked at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., serving as a Visiting Advisor in the Division of Monetary Affairs.
He also held senior roles across the private sector, including managing global macro portfolios at Brevan Howard and UBS O’Connor, directing mortgage and derivatives strategy at Greenwich Capital Markets, and contributing to international fixed income strategy at Swiss Bank Corp.
MEDIA PRESENCE
Zervos is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business, where he shares market and policy insights with a global audience.
His commentary has also been featured in Yahoo! Finance, Institutional Investor, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, and other financial publications.
Through Jefferies’ Macro Strategy platform, he regularly publishes in-depth analysis covering market sentiment, central bank policy, and investor behavior, further cementing his reputation as one of Wall Street’s leading macro strategists.