I think he plans to be the stealth presidential candidate. I think he's jumping the gun, but who knows. It could happen.
In 1991 a young, unknown southern governor came to NYC to meet with David E. Shaw (of D.E. Shaw) and pitch himself as a potential candidate. Shaw wanted to be a king-maker and saw the potential in this Rhodes Scholar Bubba. He agreed to introduce him to Wall Street money and the rest is history.