AgIS Capital is an employee-owned opportunistic farmland investment firm specializing in global agricultural opportunities. www.agiscapital.com

John Hancock Asset Management sources, analyzes and manages investments in a broad array of asset classes and global investment sectors for third party clients.As a fixed income investment analyst at John Hancock Asset Management, I provided research and trade recommendations for the REIT, Insurance and Gaming / Leisure sectors. As the lead analyst for these sectors, I focused on relative value and total return opportunities for both high grade and high yield securities.

The Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG) is a leading global manager of farmland investments with over $2.0 billion of assets under management. HAIG manages 250,000 acres located in the United States, Canada and Australia.*Modeled prospective investments, including purchases of wine grape vineyards, almond orchards, row crops and cranberry bogs. *Created and presented prospective deal reports to the Investment Committee. *Led efforts in finance projects, including sourcing new loans for clients and monitoring risk associated with portfolio leverage and processor exposure. *Supported a wide variety of projects on an ad hoc basis, including portfolio sales for divesting clients, property tour pitch books, and other ad hoc analyses.

John Hancock is a leading global provider of financial services, offering a broad range of insurance and investment products to both individuals and institutions.*Rotated as an analyst through John Hancock's Investment division with six month positions in each of Derivatives Operations, Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, Power and Project Finance (general account investments), and Third Party Fixed Income Asset Management. *After completing the program, earned a full time position with Hancock Agricultural Investment Group.