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| Paxton | DeMent | | |  | | | Melanie | Pickett | | Melanie joined Emory Investment Management in August 2011 as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for investment operations, technology and systems, operational risk management, compliance and due diligence, investment/performance analytics & reporting, and other non-investment related business operations such as human resources, finance, vendor management, and project management. Melanie joined Emory from her position as Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she spent over ten years focused on operations & technology and was responsible for leading several large strategic initiatives within the firm. Melanie holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and an Executive Masters of Technology Management from both the Wharton School of Business and University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.
|  | | | Jeanne | Murphy | Acuity Investment Consulting Partners | Jeanne Murphy is the founder and Managing Director of Acuity Investment Consulting Partners, a boutique investment consulting firm offering services to institutions and ultra high net worth investors. With more than 25 years’ experience, including 10 years with TowersWatson, during which she headed the firm’s alternative investment research and consulting effort, and six years with Grosvenor Capital Management, during which she launched and staffed the firm’s independent risk management function, Ms. Murphy’s expertise spans a range of institutional investment issues including portfolio management, risk management, asset allocation, manager structure, and manager selection and monitoring. With more than 15 years experience in manager research, almost exclusively in hedge funds and private equity, she has developed a healthy skepticism of a good story and a keen eye for a good investment. Prior to transitioning to the intuitional world, she spent 10 years managing stock and bond portfolios for high net worth individuals. Jeanne is also a published author, with articles on a range of alternative investment issues and is a firm believer in the Japanese principle of kaizen for both herself and her firm’s clients. | | | | Will | McGirr | Ada Investments | Will McGirr, Director, Business Development
Will McGirr is a Director at Ada Investments focused on Business Development. He works closely with senior management to implement Ada’s marketing strategy on a global basis. Mr. McGirr has over 8 years of experience as a hedge fund professional. Prior to working at Ada, he was a Director at QFS Asset Management, L.P., a systematic global macro hedge fund, where he spent over 7 years on the marketing team. Mr. McGirr received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.
|  | | | Bradley | Alford | Alpha Capital Management | | | | | Victor | Park | Alternative Assets | | | | | Todd | Schwendiman | Alternative Assets | Mr. Schwendiman is Managing Director of Alternative Asset Investment Management Securities, LLC (Alternative Assets) and is a Principal and Registered Representative of the firm. Since 2009 he has also been the Conference Director for the annual www.AlternativeAssetSummit.com. He has over 25 years of experience in all aspects of the alternative assets business including managing both hedge funds and fund of funds. Prior to Alternative Assets he spent 7 years as Senior Advisor/Consultant to a private alternative asset marketing group. For 12 years from 1990 to 2002 he served as Chief Executive Officer of a mid-west family office and asset management business he founded with his father in 1990. As part of his duties he ran the emerging markets portfolio and directly invested in over 32 countries from 1995 - 2002. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and a Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) and is FINRA Series 7, 79, 63 and 24 registered. He is active in Rotary and has previously served as Chairman of the Board of his local Junior Achievement organization. He also serves on the Executive Committee of www.TAAAPs.org (The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals). He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance and Economics and has also studied at Oxford University |  | | | Brian | Haskin | Alternative Strategy Partners | | | | | Danny | Mack | Arcus Capital Partners | | | | | Steve | Reed | BankCap Partners | Steven J. Reed II, Principal, CFO and founding member of BankCap Partners, has nearly 15 years of experience, largely in the financial services industry. Mr. Reed II joined the firm in 2005 and is one of its founding members. Mr. Reed II is responsible for the full life cycle of investment activities from investment initiation to investment realization. Further, he has oversight realization of investor communications and portfolio
company support as well as management of the financial and administrative functions of the firm. Mr. Reed II heads the Firm’s valuation committee. |  | | | Reed | Keller | BPV Capital Management | | | | | Auta | Lopes | Bretwood Capital Partners | | | | | Rene | Lubianski | Brookfield Asset Management | | | | | Brian | O'Grady | Brookfield Asset Management | | | | | Brian | Clark | Cassini Capital Management | | | | | Paul | Woodward | Cassini Capital Management | | | | | Casey | Wamsley | Collins Capital | | | | | Dorothy | Weaver | Collins Capital | Dorothy Collins Weaver is CEO & Chairman of Collins Capital. Collins Capital was founded in 1995 by Mrs. Weaver to construct multi-manager, multi-strategy hedge fund portfolios and mutual funds. Mrs. Weaver’s extensive career in alternative investments spans hedge funds, real estate, energy, and emerging markets. Mrs. Weaver served as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Miami and served as Chairman of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors for the State of Florida. Mrs. Weaver was instrumental in rewriting the banking laws for the State of Florida, which resulted in transforming Miami into an international finance and banking center. In 2011, she was recognized as one of Hedge Fund Journal’s “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds”. In 2010, Mrs. Weaver was awarded the “Industry Leadership Award” by 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Mrs. Weaver graduated with honors (Phi Beta Kappa) from Wellesley College, where she served on the Board of Trustees for 17 years. She has also chaired Wellesley’s Finance Committee and served on the Investment Committee of the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. |  | | | Kurt | Voldeng | Commerce Asset Management | Kurt manages the day to day operations and affairs of CAM along with managing, monitoring and reporting on the Company’s compliance and ethics program. Kurt specializes in alternative investment strategies. His responsibilities include structuring, evaluating, monitoring and servicing nontraditional investment assets for institutional and individual clients. Kurt has educated clients on hedge fund investing and advised clients on customized multi-manager hedge fund portfolios ranging in size from $20 million to over $5 billion. Additionally, Kurt aided in the discretionary management of multi-manager hedge fund portfolios for institutions including an account for the New York State Common Retirement Fund with peak assets of $1 billion. Kurt began his career in 1990 as a financial analyst . Kurt graduated with honors with a B.A. in Finance from the University of Memphis and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis as well. Kurt maintains the CAIA designation and is currently an active member of the University of Memphis Alumni Association. He additionally serves on the board of the Sigma Chi House Corp for the Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is a Member of the Governing Board of the Vision Preparatory Charter School, a new Memphis Charter School that will begin taking students in the 2014-2015 school year. |  | | | Thomas | Krasner | Concise Capital Management LP | Thomas P. Krasner, CFA has spent over 20 years in fixed income, distressed debt and high yield bonds. He has extensive experience in corporate restructurings, credit analysis, and portfolio management, including substantial hands-on involvement in the workouts of troubled companies. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Krasner was Executive Vice President at Harch Capital Management and was responsible for working out and restructuring distressed securities, high yield bonds, and bank loans for a $600 million hedge fund. Between 1996 and 1999 Mr. Krasner was a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Riverside Capital Advisers, where he co-managed the short-term high yield portfolio with Mr. Koach. Between 1985 and 1996 he worked at John Alden Asset Management, a $4 billion life insurance company, where he was responsible for the $250 million private placement portfolio. Mr. Krasner holds a B.A. (1983) in Economics/English/Mathematical Sciences and M.A. in Economics (1984) from Rice University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (1990). Between 1996 and 1998 he was the President of the Miami Society of Financial Analysts. He currently is a Director of Institutional Deposits Corporation and has served on the boards of Birch Telecom, Doe Run Resources, FWT, Nutritek, Sterling Chemicals, and Trism. |  | | | Michael | DeJarnette | ConvergEx Group | | | | | John Philip (JP) | Vincent | ConvergEx Group | | | | | Golan | Lewkowicz | Crystal Capital Partners | Mr. Lewkowicz is focused on developing and supporting relationships with financial intermediaries through marketing and sales initiatives. Prior to joining Crystal Capital Partners, Golan served as Director of International Sales for a technology start-up, GSM Systems, and brings over a decade of Wall Street experience working as a Principal Managing Partner and Registered Investment Advisor of Chicago Investment Group as well as a SVP of the Wealth Management Group for Ladenburg Thalmann & Company in New York and London, England. He earned his BSBA in Finance and Business Administration from West Virginia University and is a licensed Series 7, 63, 24, 55 and 65 Registered Investment Advisor. |  | | | Alan | Strauss | Crystal Capital Partners | | | | | Elizabeth | Crenshaw | Decatur Capital Management Inc. | | | | | Degas | Wright | Decatur Capital Management, Inc. | | | | | Marshall | Hess | Encore Enterprises | |  | | | Andres | Sandate | Endurance Strategies | | | | | Henry | Crutcher | Equities Labs, LLC | | | | | Nick | Stephan | Equities Labs, LLC | | | | | Rick | May | F.D. May Investment Consulting | | | | | Peter | Sebel | Gatehurst Capital | Peter Sebel MB BS, PhD, MBA, managing partner is a physician who has significant advanced research experience in extracting meaningful data for an almost randomly varying signal, the electroencephalogram (EEG). This research has been developed into a successful commercial application. He has been an active trader for 25 years. After obtaining his MBA at Emory University, Atlanta in 1998, he used his research background to develop a trading strategy that would allow an investor to generate income, more or less independently of market movements. He has spent time developing, refining and back testing the strategies that will be used for trading in the Gatehurst Capital, LP. He has traded these strategies actively since 2010 | | | | Lee | Kronzon | Gator Capital Management | Lee joined Gator in 2013 and is preparing to launch a new investment portfolio to be introduced to the marketplace shortly. Prior to joining Gator, Lee was a member of the Fundamental Equities Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). Lee's responsibilities at GSAM covered the gamut of the investment process from idea origination, research, and implementation to portfolio sector construction, risk monitoring, and strategic analysis. While at GSAM, Lee contributed significantly to the successful launch and growth of all-cap, mid-cap, small/mid-cap, and long/short equity investment products.
Prior to joining GSAM, Lee co-founded Tower Hill Securities, a merchant banking firm focused on funding global emerging growth firms. Prior to co-founding Tower Hill, Lee co-founded strategic consultancy Mitchell Madison Group, a spin-off from management consulting firm A. T. Kearney. Prior to joining A.T. Kearney, Lee was a Faculty Lecturer at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, where he co-taught courses in applied quantitative and economic analysis.
Lee is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute and New York Society of Security Analysts. Lee received his BA from Yale University, his MPA from Princeton University, and his MBA from Stanford University, all with the highest honors and concentrations in economics, finance, and investment management. | | | | Derek | Pilecki | Gator Capital Management | | | | | Vikas | Agarwal | Georgia State University | Vikas Agarwal is Professor of Finance at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Vikas received his Ph.D. in finance from the London Business School. He is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Financial Research, University of Cologne, Germany. He also holds a Research Associate position at EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Center, France. He currently serves as a Director on the board of the Southeastern Hedge Fund Association and on the academic advisory council of Decatur Capital Management. |  | | | Todd | Balsley | GL Capital Partners | | | | | Rael | Gorelick | Gorelick Brothers Capital | Rael Gorelick is a Co-Founder and Partner at Gorelick Brothers Capital. Gorelick Brothers Capital was launched to manage the assets of the Gorelick family following the sale of two family-owned consumer finance and mortgage related companies. The firm currently manages the Morrocroft series of investment funds, targeting inefficiencies in the US residential mortgage credit and housing markets. Previously, Rael served as a senior marketing and business development manager for Atlantic Assurance Group, a national residential appraisal, title, and mortgage settlement services business. Rael managed Atlantic’s expansion into Texas following that state’s adoption of home equity lending. Prior to joining Atlantic, Rael founded StopmyPMI.com, a web site designed to assist borrowers in canceling private mortgage insurance (PMI). Rael is a 1994 graduate of Northwestern University. | | | | Gregory | Waters | Habersham Capital Management LLC | | | | | Jeffrey | Skinner | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLC | | | | | Thomas | Steed | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLC | | | | | Michael | Cross | KPMG | | | | | Elizabeth | Powell | KPMG | | | | | Lauren | Cangelosi | LCG Associates, Inc. | | | | | James | Challen, CFA, CAIA | LCG Associates, Inc. | | | | | Mike | Pacitto | Litman Gregory Asset Management | Mike joined Litman Gregory in 2013 and serves as the National Director of Institutional Relationships for the Litman Gregory Masters Funds. Prior to joining the firm, Mike was with T. Rowe Price for 15 years in several roles, including National Account Manager for institutional and intermediary clients and Executive for defined contribution/defined benefit platforms. Mike is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BA – English and Communication) and earned his MBA at the University of Colorado (Finance). | | | | Timothy | Buick | Logan Capital Management | | | | | Cris | Posada | M.D. Sass | Cris Posada, CFA - Senior Vice President, Sales & Relationship Management, M.D. Sass - Cris joined M.D. Sass, a diversified, boutique asset management firm established in 1972 that today manages over $6B, in 2005 and is responsible for positioning the firm's spectrum of equity, fixed income, hedge fund and private equity strategies across multiples client channels. More recently, he has also spearheaded the firm's build out of its mutual fund offerings. Since 2005, Cris has raised over $2B in assets across various products including long-only equities, long-short equities, covered call equities, long-only fixed income, structured credit, non-performing loans, agricultural lending, and metals/mining. Prior to joining M.D. Sass, Cris spent 8 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in a various marketing and product-related roles; ultimately, as a Client Portfolio Manager within the firm's Large Cap Equities group. Cris became a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2000 and received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia University. |  | | | Peter | McFarlane | Managers Investment Group | Peter McFarlane manages the RIA & Trust Co. relationships for Managers Investment Group (MIG) throughout the Southeast. MIG is the U.S. distribution arm of Affiliated Managers Group (ticker: AMG). AMG is a global asset management company which operates through a diverse group of premier boutique investment firms. AMG’s unique partnership approach aligns incentives through equity ownership and preserves the entrepreneurial orientation that distinguishes the most successful investment management firms. AMG manage nearly $509B among their 28 affiliates including Yacktman, GW&K, and Renaissance Investment Management. |  | | | Michelle | Dobbins | Masters Capital | | | | | Adam | Cooper | Masters Capital Management | | | | | Tim | Foster | Masters Capital Management | | | | | Michael | Masters | Masters Capital Management | | | | | Lynne | Weil | McGladrey | Lynne Weil is an audit partner in McGladrey LLP Financial Services Department. Lynne specializes in providing attest, accounting, tax and consulting services to the financial services industry. She also advises these clients on financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, including due diligence procedures and compliance matters. Lynne has extensive experience in auditing alternative investment strategies. She coordinates and manages annual audits, custody audits and tax compliance services for hedge funds, commodity pools, fund of funds and private equity funds.
Lynne also performs concurring partner reviews and internal peer reviews on audit engagements where the entity holds level 3 investments, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Investments.
Lynne is directly involved in developing audit methodology within the financial service industry. She has over 25 years of experience and is responsible for recruitment, training and development of accounting staff members.
| | | | William | Moore | PNC Wealth Mgt | | | | | Thomas | Kirchner | Quaker Funds | Thomas F. Kirchner, CFA, an expert in event-driven investments and merger arbitrage, is the portfolio manager of the Quaker Event Arbitrage Fund (QEAAX). He launched the first-ever event-driven mutual fund in 2003, the Pennsylvania Avenue Event-Driven Fund, which was acquired by Quaker Funds in 2010.
From 1996 to 1999 he worked as a Bond Trader and Financial Engineer for Banque Nationale de Paris S.A. From 1999 to 2004, he was retained by Fannie Mae as a Financial Engineer.
Mr. Kirchner holds a B.Sc. from King's College, University of London, a Diplôme from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
He is the author of the book Merger Arbitrage: How To Profit From Event-Driven Arbitrage, John Wiley, 2009. He is quoted frequently in the press and a speaker at industry conferences. | | | | Eric | Metz | RiverNorth Capital Management | Eric joined RiverNorth in 2012 and serves as Portfolio Manager and Derivatives Strategist. Eric aids the firm in optimizing risk while managing the derivatives-oriented portfolios. Prior to joining RiverNorth, Eric was a partner at Bengal Capital LLC, a multi-asset volatility arbitrage firm. Prior to Bengal, Eric was a senior trader at Ronin Capital, LLC where he specialized in equity and ETF derivatives. Eric graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E in Industrial and Operations Engineering and earned his M.S.E., with honors, in Industrial and Operations Engineering. Eric was enrolled in the Industrial and Operations Engineering PhD program at the University of Michigan before pursuing his career path with the Chicago Trading Company on the floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). He is a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago. | | | | Jay | Nolan | RiverNorth Capital Management | | | | | Ana | Kolar | Riverside Advisors, LLC | Ana Kolar, CFA, Principal, Portfolio Manager. Ana graduated valedictorian from Georgia State University, receiving a B.B.A. in Finance. While in college she played on the Georgia State Lady Panthers Tennis Team. Originally from Croatia, she moved to the U.S. in 1996 and became a U.S. citizen in 2004. During her senior year in college she interned with Riverside Advisors and returned as a full-time employee after graduation. In 2009, she was promoted from Senior Analyst to Portfolio Manager and in 2012 became a Principal. | | | | Ruthie | Oyola | RuthieO Events | | | | | Scott | Crenshaw | SoundRiver Advisors | Scott, an investment and portfolio specialist, brings over 10 years of investment management experience to SoundRiver. His specialties include portfolio construction, asset allocation, investment research, and monitoring. Over his career, Scott has served as Chief Investment Officer for Irongate Capital Management, LLC, a multi-family wealth advisor covering traditional and alternative investments and as a Vice President and member of the investment committee at Private Advisors, LLC, an institutional investment advisor dedicated to the management of multi-manager alternative investment vehicles. At Private Advisors, Scott contributed to investment sourcing, portfolio construction and risk management for the firm’s $2 billion absolute return strategy. Scott holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. |  | | | James (Jay) | Martin | Sterling Investment Management, Inc | | | | | Mike | Masters | Sterling Investment Management, Inc | | | | | Jeffrey | Karp | Summit Private Investments, Inc. | | | | | Mark | Moore | SVM Capital | | | | | Matthew | Bauder | The Atlanta Consulting Group | | | | | Rich | Cockrell | The Cockrell Group | | | | | Doug | Lawson | The Kingdom Trust Company | | | | | Ricky | Novak | The Strategic Group of Companies | | | | | Dan | Smith | Trident Fund Services, Inc. | | | | | Scott | Akers | Tuxedo Capital Partners | | | | | Gerald | Barbara | U.S.Bancorp Fund Services | | | | | Ray | Zhang | VOLUNTEER | | | | | Richard | Zack | Wainwright Investment Counsel | | | | | George | Kushner | Willis Investment Counsel | | | | | Greg | Silberman | Wilmington Trust | | | |
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