Mr. Lucterhand has worked in the financial industries of North America, Latin America, and Europe for over 45 years. Prior to joining MarketGrader, he served as Chief of Party of financial sector development projects funded by USAID in Russia, Central Asia, Ukraine & Moldova. In 1976, he formed The Lucterhand Group transacting grain and securities arbitrage as a member of both the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. In 1984, Mr. Lucterhand formed a subsidiary specializing in commodity finance working with the European Community (EC) to develop price floors and revenue streams for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).In 1985, he succeeded in passing an amendment to the U.S. Food Security Act of 1986 establishing a pilot alternative price support system for U.S. Agriculture projected to save $8 to 11 billion in subsidies. In 1986-87, he worked with the Congress and the USDA to develop asset backed securities for privatization of U.S. grain stores and the sale of USDA assets. In 1988, he formed LL Chandos & Co., merchant banking and investment advisory subsidiary of Lucterhand Group, Inc., becoming a member firm of the NASD in 1990. Since 1993, Mr. Lucterhand has advised on country risk and asset allocation to companies and fund managers. In 1999 - 2003, Mr. Lucterhand appeared on the “Khabar Week in Review”- a weekly review of news and business in English for state television sponsored by the Government of Kazakhstan and the Foreign Investors Council as an anchor - the first and only English programming of its kind throughout the former Soviet Union. He also is an active pilot in both aerobatic and instrument flight, a collector of modern art, and Trustee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. http://www.fpri.org/Area Specialties: 1. Economic Development, Project Management, Financial Engineering, Agricultural Economics; 2. Investment, Real Estate & Property Management; 3. Country Risk, National Security, and Aviation.