David Kite Email & Phone Number

Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago

• General Partner and Managing Director of Azuma, LP, a statistical arbitrage hedge fund.• Developed proprietary trading models to take advantage of pricing discrepancies between US and Asian markets. • Annualized net return of over 10% since inception in 2007• Developed proprietary volatility overlay for the strategy to limit risk• Execute all trades for the strategy on multiple platforms• Write complex Excel formulas to help automate trading• Extensive back-testing and evaluation of historical data to stress test strategy• Evaluate constantly changing interrelationships between the US and Asian markets• Manage relationships with Auditors (Deloitte & Touche), Legal (Winston & Strawn) and Administrator (Conifer).

Chicago

• General Partner and Managing Director of Lionheart, LP and Lionheart Insurance Fund, LP – Both multi-strategy fund of hedge funds. Lionheart Insurance Fund was only available through an annuity or life insurance policy• Interviewed and analyzed hundreds of hedge funds to create a diversified fund of funds• Monthly conference calls with managers to evaluate performance• Quarterly site visits to meet with managers face to face and review their holdings• Determine allocations and redemption to new and existing managers• Used quantitative models to stress test portfolio under different situations• Manage all cash accounts as well as investor investments and redemptions.• Manage relationships with Auditors (Deloitte & Touche), Legal Advisors (Winston & Strawn), & Administrator (Fortis & Conifer Fund Services).

• General Partner of International Arbitrage Partners, LP and K&K International Holdings, Ltd.• Created and pioneered the concept for time zone arbitrage or mutual fund market timing• Managed in excess of $250M both onshore and offshore• Executed all trades in hundreds of different mutual funds across multiple platforms• Generated annualized returns in excess of 20%• Manage relationships with Auditors (Deloitte & Touche), Domestic Legal Advisors (McDermott Will and Emery), Offshore Legal Advisors (Walkers) & Administrator (Hedge Fund Services, BVI).

Chicago

• Participated in Commodity Corp training program • Mentored and trained by senior traders at Commodities Corp, following in the footstep of legendary traders Paul Tutor Jones, Bruce Kovner, and Louis Bacon who all got their start at Commodities Corp.• Received company capital to trade all major commodity markets

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Ba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Member Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society Member Omicron Delta Epsilon - The International Honor Society.