Dan Ragen Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Rye Brook, Ny

Stamford, Ct

Aspetuck is a quantitative research driven alternative investment firm focused on building and managing systematic investment strategies. Aspetuck offers an optimized global macro multi-strategy portfolio seeking to capture diversified alpha sources in a universe of 80+ G-10 liquid macro markets. In each asset class (global equity and fixed income, currencies, volatility, credit and commodities) low-frequency strategies based on fundamental economic views are combined with higher-frequency strategies driven by market-based signals to generate substantial value. The broadly diversified portfolio was designed to provide low correlation to major asset classes and minimal correlation to other hedge fund strategies. Aspetuck currently employs a broad mix of 32 investment strategies with varying alpha sources and a wide range of holding periods. The target return for the program is 12% net per annum and 10% annualized volatility. Strict risk management is applied systematically in the investment process to control volatility and drawdown risk.

Stamford, Ct

• Increased exposure to global distribution channels and built emerging manager investor platform.• Created new marketing materials and scripted presentation process with investment team.

Greater New York City Area

Hired for start-up event-driven (Equity, Credit and Volatility), multi-strategy hedge fund launch. Built global institutional sales, marketing, investor services, branding, and new product development. Provided sophisticated investors with alternative investment solutions across equity, fixed income and derivative asset classes. • Raised assets through global distribution channels including U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. Organized and led thousands of investor meetings with institutional investors and consultants globally.• Created marketing materials, designed, and implemented monthly investor communications. • Developed processes for strategy and operational due diligence meetings to provide transparency of the individual strategies and overall portfolio.• Developed institutional due diligence process, directed and created the individual Portfolio Manager presentation process, identified and articulated key strengths and unique capabilities of each member of the investment team.• Established, documented and implemented processes and policies for Business Development & Investor Relations functions, providing for ongoing servicing of investor relationships.

Greater Chicago Area

Recruited to market multi-strategy flagship fund to global institutional investors. • Institutionalized product, business development, due diligence process, and reporting.• Directed Request for Proposals (RFP) processing procedures. • Diversified client base to serve consultants, foundations, endowments, public and corporate plan sponsors, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and governmental entities.• Implemented “Best Practices” for portfolio and risk management transparency / reporting.• Planned and executed launch of new product —Ritchie Energy Fund.

Greater Chicago Area

Hired to lead start up multi-strategy, multi-manager Fund of Hedge Fund business. • Oversaw legal origination of Cayman Master Feeder structure, including all U.S. and offshore documentation.• Established Custodian, Registrar, and Transfer Agent relationship with Royal Bank Canada (RBC) in Caymans. • Created multi-manager, multi-strategy investment mandate and guidelines.• Conducted strategy and operational due diligence meetings; selected 14 managers for Fund of Hedge Fund portfolio.

Greater Chicago Area

Created platform for existing Fund of Hedge Fund relationships. • Provided manager selection, sourcing, due diligence, risk management and asset allocation, consulting, and advisory services to domestic and offshore clients.

Greater Chicago Area

Hired to manage Chicago office and build institutional sales and marketing for Fund of Hedge Fund products.• Led monthly servicing of sub-advisory, customized fund mandate relationships.• Served as product manager for launch and servicing of Wimbledon Timing Fund.

Greater Chicago Area

Branch Manager & Principal of Chicago Office. Hired to lead marketing and sales for internal Global Macro hedge fund and North American Fund of Hedge Fund Pension distribution channel. • Built marketing platform targeting the U.S. and Canadian public pension distribution channel.• Led sales and marketing for internal Global Macro hedge fund programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Branch Manager & Principal of Chicago Office. Hired to lead marketing and sales for internal Global Macro hedge fund and North American Fund of Hedge Fund Pension distribution channel. • Built marketing platform targeting the U.S. and Canadian public pension distribution channel.• Led sales and marketing for internal Global Macro hedge fund programs.

Greater Chicago Area

Brought on to launch new alternative investment department. Built trading desk, risk, research, reporting, legal, institutional marketing and regional broker dealer/RIA distribution sales platforms.• Directed manager research, sourcing, and due diligence for multi-manager, multi-strategy portfolios.• Directed all legal work for 2 (S-1) publically registered funds, 7 Limited Partnerships, and 2 offshore funds.• Developed institutional investment business with focus on family offices, hospitals, endowments, foundations, banks (U.S. and Europe), consultants, regional brokerage firms, and registered investment advisors.

Greater Chicago Area

Head of marketing, trading and execution for global managed futures fund.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Intern, Manager Training Rotations, Alternative Investment Department.