Joseph Bauman

Joseph Bauman is an Affiliate of Rutter Associates. Through his affiliation with Rutter, Mr. Bauman has served as an expert and provided expert testimony in various litigation situations and related studies.  He has over 40 years’ experience in finance and over 30 years in the global derivatives markets.   For nine years Mr. Bauman was the Chief Administrative Officer of Athilon Structured Investment Advisors LLC, a New York based investment and risk management firm that focused on the derivative markets.  Before joining Athilon, Mr. Bauman was a co-founder of Primus Guaranty Ltd., the first credit derivatives product company, and was its Chief Financial Officer from 2000 through 2003. He served on the boards of both Athilon and Primus during their formative years. Prior to Primus, Mr. Bauman was Managing Director and headed Bank of America’s Derivatives Sales and Structuring team for North America, and its International Financial Management team. He has also held business management positions with Citibank’s Global Derivatives Group and various positions at Chemical Bank including head of its Global Swaps Group and Asia Regional Treasurer.

Mr. Bauman is a former Chairman of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) (1993-1994), and member of ISDA’s Board of Directors (1989-1999). He was also a Founding Director of the International Association of Financial Engineers.  Mr. Bauman is a member of the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance) and is a member of P.R.I.M.E. Finance’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.  

Mr. Bauman has been an active representative for the derivatives industry, speaking and providing testimony in numerous forums including U.S. Congressional committees, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and international regulatory bodies.  He received his B.A. from Rutgers University and his Master of Public Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.