Barry Nix
Encyclopedia
Barry Nix was an English football (soccer)
defender
who was a three-time First Team All American
soccer player at Columbia University
in the United States. Over the course of his four year career with the Lions
, 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned first team All American
recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980. He was also a two time Ivy League
Player of the Year as the Lions won four straight Ivy League championships. In 1979, he was integral to the Columbia team which went to the NCAA Final Four. Nix was inducted into the Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame on February 18, 2006.
, moving up the ranks to become Senior Managing Director heading the company’s Fixed Income Trading and Sales. He then moved to Nomura International in London as Nomura's Co-Head of Global Markets.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who was a three-time First Team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
soccer player at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Soccer
Nix, a native of England, was recruited to play soccer at Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in the United States. Over the course of his four year career with the Lions
Columbia Lions
The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is M...
, 1978 to 1981, Nix established himself as one of the best collegiate soccer players. He earned first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1981 and second team in 1980. He was also a two time Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
Player of the Year as the Lions won four straight Ivy League championships. In 1979, he was integral to the Columbia team which went to the NCAA Final Four. Nix was inducted into the Columbia Athletic Hall of Fame on February 18, 2006.
Investment manager
Rather than pursuing a career in soccer following graduation from Columbia, Nix returned to England where he joined Bear StearnsBear Stearns
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. based in New York City, was a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage, until its sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2008 during the global financial crisis and recession...
, moving up the ranks to become Senior Managing Director heading the company’s Fixed Income Trading and Sales. He then moved to Nomura International in London as Nomura's Co-Head of Global Markets.