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Chief Investment OfficerResponsible for all investment, marketing and operational activities for a newly-formed asset management business.AUM increased from zero to $200M since June 2008.Manages team of 12 people.Frequent commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and various print media

CFA Society of Chicago: Serving on Finance and Education committees

Chair, Investment Exchange Forum (2007/2008)

A value-oriented, global long/short equity hedge fund whose objective was to produce high absolute returns regardless of overall market direction. Barron’s ranked #12 out of 600 hedge funds for 3-year track record 1998-2000. :Founded and managed all operations: raised assets, selected investments, managed P&L, and reviewed all accounting, audit, and tax reports. :Grew fund from $6M to $120M in assets over 4 years.:Achieved annual compounded return of 18.8%, accompanied by low correlation (.29) to the S&P 500 index. :Outperformed during late 1990s when market trends ran counter to the fund’s investment strategy. :Provided full complement of client services to 50 investors: performed investor relations, wrote monthly client letter, reviewed monthly statements.:Hired and managed 2 employees to expand investment philosophy

:Led Templeton’s initial entry into hedge fund product. First hire to focus solely on long/short global equity. Coordinated brokerage, legal, accounting, and regulatory functions prior to launch of five hedge funds. :Managed Templeton Relative Value Fund, one of five seeded with Templeton cash,and achieved compound annual return of 16.23% during 15 months of operation.:Managed Templeton’s global equity trading desk. Responsible for hiring, training, performance, and evaluation of eight global equity traders.:Identified and hired successor to head the global equity trading desk, who still is employed in that position

:Created Canadian Dollar currency swap and option book. Conducted $3B in client transactions in 18 months. Managed sector P&L.:Executed interest rate swaps and options as one of the primary traders of USD swap book in New York and London.:Arranged, marketed, and sold cross-border asset swaps to institutional investors, generating several million dollars of non-risk profits. :Created interest rate risk exposure manual that investment banking department used to educate and market to corporate clients.:Initiated and served as liaison to 50-member institutional corporate bond sales force

:Managed surprise field audits of PepsiCo’s international subsidiaries.:Responsible for completing financial and operational audit reports

:Managed annual financial audits of private banks and assisted in audits of public companies with revenues from $50M - $5B. Prepared tax returns. :Received inaugural full-ride scholarship for University of Chicago, MBA.

Mba, Specialization In International Finance

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 1987 Master of Business Administration Specialization in International Finance

Bachelor, B.S In Accountancy

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1982 Bachelor of Science in Accountancy