JACK(SON)
of All Trades
JESUIT PERSPECTIVES • SPRING 2021 9
Jackson Shembekar '21
Cryptocurrency guru Jackson Shembekar '21 is
Jesuit's Renaissance man
Jackson Shembekar '21 is an accom-
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lete (pitcher who has signed with the
University of Tampa), scholar (Principal's
Honor Roll), and servant leader (president
of SADD). But even that robust list
of characteristics and accomplishments
is woefully incomplete when describing
Shembekar.
He is an entrepreneur, investing in
cryptocurrencies and the Tampa real
estate market. He is a pilot, recently
receiving his private pilot's license. He
is a budding author, with a book in the
serving as president of Jesuit's Students
club, he previously served as the founding
president of the newly re-established
Jesuit Chess Club.
and expertise in cryptocurrency has
become increasingly noteworthy. The
Consumer Quarterback Show, a local radio
show hosted by former University of
estate agent Brandon Rimes. Shembekar
discusses the rise of cryptocurrencies
such as Bitcoin, how the decentralized
digital currency is mined, and how it
compares to other currencies such as the
U.S. Dollar.
"Talking about (cryptocurrency is easy)
now because I've been doing this, learning
about this, for three years," he said.
"It's just become second nature now."
Three years ago, Shembekar was a
freshman in the Jesuit orchestra, one of
the few sections at Jesuit where freshmen
and seniors share class time. There
he met Nick Indelicato '18, a senior who
Indelicato told him about a cryptocurrency
he had been trading, Ripple, which
Shembekar immersed himself in
cryptocurrency research, and after
much review he invested in Ethereum
and Bitcoin. Shembekar started with
As of late April, he said the value of his
cryptocurrency portfolio has grown to
He also has started investing in real
estate purchase, along with his mother,
Dr. Anita Jain Shembekar, investing
in a house off of Interstate 275 in the
emerging Tampa Heights neighborhood.
incinerated the inside just before they
making a change to the property, it sold
Shembekar is currently focusing more
on cryptocurrency, but he can't wait until
more aggressive in real estate.
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es for real estate, and I'm very excited,"
he said.
Shembekar also is working on a
earned his private pilot's license, an endeavor
he started with his brother, Preston
Shembekar '22. Both are on track to
Jackson and Preston also both play violin
in Jesuit's chamber orchestra, of which
Jackson is the president. As president of
SADD, Shembekar recently invited and
introduced Sgt. John Womack of the
Tampa Police Department to speak at
Jesuit's morning Convocation about the
dangers of drinking and driving. With all
has any free time. And yet he says, "I
have so much free time, it's incredible."
"When you're doing something, you
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bekar said. "If I'm learning cryptocurrency
for one hour a day, I have to actually
be getting value from that hour.
everything I do."
Scan for video of Shembekar’s appearance on
The Consumer Quarterback radio show