Hi, I’m Kale.

I am a power and gas settlements analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York City.

My background is helpful in understanding my interests and ambitions. Growing up in the Midwest, I had a fairly idyllic childhood surrounded by friends and family and filled with a love of learning and competition. When I was fifteen, I sustained a spinal cord injury, which piqued my interest in neuroscience. I applied and enrolled at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore in 2018 to study neuroscience and become a doctor. Although I completed the pre-med curriculum and successfully published research, my interest waned for the topic while my passion for the financial markets began accelerating.

In January 2022 after my graduation, I took a job in commodities trading operations at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore. I oversaw the trade life cycle of commodity derivatives traded on various exchanges. Around this time, I became obsessed with bitcoin and how bitcoin mining interacts with power markets. Outside of work, I consumed hours upon hours of videos, podcasts, articles, and books about power markets and bitcoin. This practice continues to this day.

I made a lateral move into power settlements in New York at the end of 2023. I own the settlement aspect of many of our long-term structured deals.

While progressing my career is important, I love the life I am creating with my fiancee and our cat, Tornado. More to come there.

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