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About Us
Locus Analytics, a New York City based think-tank, develops proprietary classification tools to describe economic systems. Our team shares the belief that the current vocabulary used to explain and analyze economic events has lost its ability to describe the realities of a technology-driven global economy. We have spent over a dozen years developing a systems-based model that would give us the tools to explain the integrated operations of the 21st century companies who make up the modern global economy. We believe that only with such a vocabulary can businesses, governments, and entrepreneurs tackle this century’s economic challenges.
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Team
Rory Riggs // Founder and CEO
Rory Riggs is the Founder and CEO of Locus Analytics, LLC. Locus Analytics is a development stage venture focused on creating a new information technology platform for economic information. Its mission is to develop a taxonomic cloud software platform to change how we organize, manage and analyze business and economic information.
During his career, Mr. Riggs has specialized in early-stage start-ups in biotechnology and technology. He has been involved in the creation and management of many successful companies including: Selectide Inc; Sugen, Inc; Royalty Pharma; Fibrogen, Inc; Cibus, LLC; Genenews Ltd; eReceivables, LLC; Pacific Media, Locus, LP; New Ventures, L.P. He currently serves as either Chairman and/or director of Royalty Pharma, GeneNews, eReceivables; Fibrogen, Cibus and New Ventures, L.P.
In addition, he served as the president (and director) of Biomatrix Corporation (NYSE Ticker: BXM) until it was sold to Genzyme Corporation in December 2000. Mr. Riggs oversaw the global launch Biomatrix’s lead product, Synvisc. Prior to joining Biomatrix, Mr. Riggs was CEO (and director) of the RF&P Corporation from 1991 to 1995 when the company was sold to an investment partnership managed by Lazard Freres. Prior to that Mr. Riggs was a managing director in Mergers and Acquisitions at Paine Webber and an associate with Strategic Planning Associates, the predecessor Mercer Management Consulting. Mr. Riggs received a BA from Middlebury College and MBA from Columbia University.
Christopher Burwell //
Christopher joined Locus Analytics in the Spring of 2011. Since joining, he has contributed to the development the Locus Classification System and the expansion of the Locus database. Christopher also co-led the Summer 2011 internship and its study of the semantics of economics.
While pursuing a BA in Biology at Colorado College, Christopher studied the genes responsible for the hemolytic behavior of Amazonian bacteria. For six months after college, Christopher studied at CCFS, the language institute of La Sorbonne in Paris, France. In 2010, Christopher earned an MA with a concentration in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, writing his thesis on physical facts and the nature of knowledge. Christopher enjoys running and, since moving from the West Coast to New York City, has substituted playing squash for rock climbing.
James Fifield //
James is a product of the 2010 summer internship: having graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University he joined Locus Analytics in the Autumn of 2011. Since arriving in October, his focus has been primarily on the philosophy of the classification system and equities analysis.
With a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, he specialized in Financial and Mathematical Economics having been particularly interested by the use of Econometrics and Quantitative Economics in estimating underlying population parameters from sample data. In Politics, he studied the modeling of behavior in International Relations during the periods 1918-1945 and 1990-2010, as well as comparative analysis of state and sub-state political institutions. Outside of the office his pursuits include cycling, Ironman-distance triathlons, and perpetuating the British stereotype of tweed and tea.
Adelaide Fuller //
Adelaide Fuller joined our team in June of 2011. At Locus, Addie works both on launching and managing our live funds and on the development of new portfolios. She is currently leading a project to develop a summer internship for NYC high school students which will launch in the summer of 2012 and acts as a liaison to our team of software developers in Seattle and our team of traders in Virginia Beach.
Prior to joining Locus, Addie taught middle school science in New York City for two years as part of Teach for America. She has an undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in art and architecture from MIT. While at MIT, Addie researched the mechanisms of telomere maintenance in fruit flies, the production of oxytocin (a hormone released in pleasurable social interactions) in mice with genetic and behavioral traits linked to autism, and creative approaches for relationship development with autistic children. In her free time, Addie enjoys visiting New York's art galleries and museums, exploring the city with her former students, and working with youth arts organizations in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Towson Remmel //
Towson Remmel joined Locus Analytics in 2009. Since joining Locus, he has led the development of Locus’ equity funds and company classification system. Towson believes that Locus’ work will help transform not only the investment management industry, but also how entrepreneurs and governments think about and understand economic development and business creation.
Towson graduated from Princeton University in 2007 with a BA in Comparative Literature and a certificate in Finance. Towson wrote his senior thesis on how Medieval French epics represented many of the philosophical ideas of Nietzsche, and how these ideas had a complex and largely positive relationship with the ethics and ideals of medieval Christianity. After graduating from Princeton, Towson moved to Russia and worked in the real estate industry until joining Locus in 2009.
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Summer Internship
- New York, NY
We are looking for exceptional undergraduate students to participate in our 2012 summer internship program in New York City.We have posted an internship description at several universities throughout the United States and Europe. Please apply through your university’s career services portal.
Please contact jobs /at/ locus.co with any questions.
