Point72 Asset Management (Point72), the family office managing the assets of its founder, Steven A Cohen (pictured), and eligible employees, has appointed Dr Gio Valiante as Head Performance Coach.
Valiante has been consulting at the Firm for the past 18 months and will continue to work one-on-one with Point72’s investment professionals to improve performance.
“We constantly invest in developing our people and help them to become masters of their craft,” says Doug Haynes, President of Point72. “Dr. Gio Valiante’s work offers our professionals the opportunity to work with a proven and world-renowned performance coach. We expect his work will elevate the level of success at the Firm.”
Before joining Point72, Valiante’s was a sports psychologist, working with many of the top PGA Tour players such as Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar, and Camilo Villegas to improve their mental game. Over 15 years his players have won more than 60 PGA and LPGA Tour events.
An author of two books, Valiante’s was a full-time professor at Rollins College and the mental game consultant to organisations such as the Golf Channel, Golf Digest, Coca Cola, Red Bull, the Orlando Magic, and the University of Florida.
