Jesse Jantzen
Personal information
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42)
Shoreham, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University
OccupationInvestor & Film Producer
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
University World Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir 66 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Harvard Crimson
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 St. Louis 149 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Kansas City 149 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Albany 149 lb

Jesse Jantzen (born February 5, 1982) is the founder of Skylar James Capital, a multi-strategy family office.[1] Previously Jantzen was a portfolio manager at Clearview Capital Management and held positions at Perella Weinberg Partners and W Holding Company LLC and as an assistant coach for Harvard University.[1] Jantzen currently sits on the board of the fetal center for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Beat the Streets (BTS) organization. He is also a former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler.

Jesse received an A.B from Harvard University in 2004. He was a three-time All-American and 2004 National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler award winner.[2][3][4][5] In 2005 Jesse won a World Championship at the University World Games in Izmir, Turkey in Freestyle wrestling at 66 kg.[2][6][4] Jesse participated in the Real Pro Wrestling league representing the New York Outrage.[4] He is the most decorated Harvard Wrestler in history and was a 2004 Bingham Award winner for Harvard’s best athlete.[2] Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the “Jantzen Ride.” Career record at Harvard 132-13, 3-time All-American (1st, 3rd, 3rd).[2] Jesse competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials but fell short of his goal of making the Beijing Olympics.[7] Jesse is a member of the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame, EIWA Conference Hall of Fame and Suffolk County Hall of fame.[8][9][10]

Jesse has had involvement with several Film/TV projects (Foxcatcher, Dixieland, The Knick, Team Foxcatcher) as an actor, producer, financier and stunt coordinator.[11] He was acknowledged in Variety magazine for his work in Foxcatcher.[12] Movie critic Justin Chang applauded Jantzen’s choreographed wrestling scenes as “superbly convincing”.[12]

He was a graduate of Shoreham Wading River High School.[7][2] He was the first 4x State Champion and 6x state place winner in New York State wrestling history.[13][9][5] He was a 3x High School All-American and 2x National Champion/Outstanding Wrestler award winner.[5][7][2] In 2000, he was the Asics High School Wrestler of the Year[5][7] and was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner the same year.[14] Jesse was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Wrestling Category with the Class of 2011.

Jesse lives and works in downtown Manhattan.[1] Jantzen is one of five children.[2] His younger brother, Corey, was also an accomplished wrestler for Harvard University and Shoreham Wading River High School.[15] Corey worked with Jesse on both Foxcatcher and Dixieland, where he had credited roles in each film.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jesse Jantzen". btsny.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NCAA Champion Jesse Jantzen". Harvard. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  3. ^ "Maestro of the Mat". Harvard Magazine. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ a b c "Jesse Jantzen: No looking back". InterMat. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ^ a b c d "NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jantzen proves he's best /Harvard senior and former SWR star wins 149-pound NCAA title, is named most outstanding wrestler". Newsday. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  6. ^ "Derailed by freak injury, wrestler Jantzen regains his footing - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  7. ^ a b c d "Greatest Athlete #4: New York had never seen a wrestler like Jantzen". Suffolk Times. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  8. ^ "Harvard Alum Jesse Jantzen '04 To Be Inducted Into EIWA Hall of Fame". FloWrestling. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  9. ^ a b "Long Island Wrestling Association". www.longislandwrestling.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame By Class Year". www.harvardvarsityclub.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  11. ^ "Jesse Jantzen". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  12. ^ a b Chang, Justin (2014-05-19). "Cannes Film Review: 'Foxcatcher'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  13. ^ "Jesse Jantzen, Harvard '04 - Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association". eiwawrestling.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  14. ^ "Junior Hodge Trophy Winners". WIN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  15. ^ "Corey Jantzen". Harvard. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  16. ^ "Corey Jantzen". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

External links

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  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6115419/ https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/cannes-film-review-foxcatcher-1201185646/ http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2011/08/17871/greatest-athlete-4-new-york-had-never-seen-a-wrestler-like-jantzen/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2004/6/10/end-of-an-era-jesse-jantzen/ http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wrest/history/jantzen http://harvardmagazine.com/2004/03/maestro-of-the-mat.html http://btsny.org/about/board-of-trustees/jesse-jantzen http://eiwawrestling.org/HOF/Hall_of_Fame/jantzen-jesse?view=bio http://www.businessinsider.com.au/athletes-on-wall-street-2013-3 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hank-bedford-s-dixieland-acquired-843330[user-generated source]
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