As Director of Research, Paul guides the investment process at SpringTide Partners. Paul works with the rest of the investment team in determining the appropriate asset allocation for client portfolios, monitoring investment managers currently working with SpringTide clients, and conducting research to identify and select new investment managers. Paul is responsible for coordinating and prioritizing manager searches as well as monitoring markets for emerging trends or developing risks that may impact SpringTide clients’ portfolios.Prior to founding SpringTide in 2017, Paul worked at Altair Advisers, a $4 billion Registered Investment Advisor in Chicago, for over 10 years, most recently as Director of Research. Paul is a CFA® charterholder and has earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation. Paul graduated summa cum laude from the University of Johannesburg with bachelors and graduate degrees in Investment Management. He is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and on the advisory board of Advisor Perspectives.Paul lives in Lincoln Park in Chicago with his wife, Lauren and their son. He stays active and, if the weather is nice, enjoys running along Lake Michigan. Paul is the Chicago ambassador for the Comrades Ultramarathon, the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon (www.comrades.com).
Listed skills include Investment Management, Due Diligence, Alternative Investments, Equity Research, and 15 others.