Jeff Northrop.Photo: Andrew Hetherington for Bloomberg Businessweek
In 2009 Luke Holdenflew the finance-world coopto openLuke’s Lobster, now on itsthird location. And here’s another ambitious twentysomething who made the transition from banking culture to aquaculture: 25-year-old Jeff Northrop, who this past summer started New York Oyster Co. and has already seen his mollusks rise to the top of those glittering seafood plateaus atBalthazar, along with 30-odd other places includingDanielandLavo. Now, if he can crack theoyster pan-roast market, he’ll know he’s achieved greatness.
Next Life: From Hedge Funds to Oysters[Businessweek]
