ROBERT JORDAN

JORDAN--Robert Elijah IV. August 10, 1972 - November 6, 2025. Robert Elijah Jordan IV "Bob", who demonstrated an uncommon blend of brilliance, athleticism, and humanity throughout a distinguished career in finance and a deeply principled personal life, died on November 6, 2025 in Greenwich, CT, after a two-year battle with AML. He was frequently described as the exceptional kind of person "you may meet once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate." His courage and hope throughout inspired all around him. He was 53. Born August 10, 1972, in McLean, Virginia, Bob is survived by his wife, Anyika Allen Jordan, an educator and writer; their daughter, Aliyah Pennie, and son, Robert Elijah Jordan V "Elijah"; his mother, Karen Jordan, a fine art photographer; and his stepfather, Franklin Kelly, former Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His late father, Robert E. Jordan III, was a litigation attorney at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, DC. Bob is also survived by two stepbrothers Taylor Kelly of Washington, DC, and James Kelly of Elkridge, MD., and a half-sister Janet Harding of Edgewater, MD. Jordan's prodigious ability in math and problem solving was manifested early in life. Given a slide rule at age two- and-a-half he used it with no instruction to perform multiplication. At Sidwell Friends he was athletically as well as academically gifted - by graduation he had received 10 letters in sports. In his parents' view, at Harvard he majored in rugby and Sigma Chi fraternity, cultivating lifetime friendships. Notwithstanding Bob's athletic and social pursuits, he graduated magna cum laude with a joint concentration in Computer Science and Economics and Government. He received an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) along with numerous financial certifications. His sense of purpose was rooted in the values of family, personal responsibility, integrity, humility, loyalty and kindness, intellect, good humor and commitment to his Jewish faith. A loyal friend and devoted family man, he balanced his distinguished role as Deputy CIO, Special Situations and Senior Managing Director of Blackstone with his love of home life. Concurrent with his tenure (2011-2023) at Blackstone, he served as a Board Member of Hafnia Tankers (2011-2014). Prior to joining Blackstone, he was Special Projects and portfolio manager, fundamental equity at Xaraf Management LLC; Fund Manager (MSIM) and PM, Analyst & Trader (MSCO, MSdB), at Morgan Stanley; and Trader, at Susquehanna International Group and Investment Group in Chicago, where he became at that time the youngest full member of the CBOE. Remarkable curiosity and an insatiable desire to learn were hallmarks of Bob's complex mind. Speakers at his Remembrance service extolled his quick and insightful intellect, wisdom, good judgment, prodigious memory, kindness, good humor and broad, ready smile. Bob's value system was based in his love of and dedication to his family. Rabbi Dan Alder of the Brotherhood Synagogue, Gramercy Park, New York City, officiated at the service on Monday, November 10, 2025.