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Chris Clair
HedgeWorld
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Chris Clair is the Managing Editor of HedgeWorld. He has spent the past eleven years covering the hedge fund industry, first as a reporter for Crain's Pensions & Investments and for the past eight years at HedgeWorld. Mr. Clair has been a journalist for the past 18 years, working at weekly and daily newspapers in his home state of Oregon and in Illinois.
Mr. Clair holds a BA degree in journalism from the University of Portland in Oregon. |
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Michael Geismar
Quantitative Investment Management
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| Michael Geismar co-founded QIM in 2003. As the Presidentof QIM, Mr. Geismar oversees the implementation of the firm’s investment models and its portfolio management. He also manages investor relations and QIM’s general business affairs. Mr. Geismar and co-founder Jaffrey Woodriff first worked together from January until July 1994, when Mr. Geismar was an assistant trader at Blue Ridge Trading. Mr. Geismar then worked as an actuary and benefits consultant for Towers Perrin from September 1994 until August 1996, Coopers & Lybrand from August 1996 until October 1997, and William M. Mercer from October 1997 until October 1998, when he joined Capital One Financial as an analyst. In February 2000, he re-joined Mr. Woodriff, assisting in the development of an equities investment program that led the two to co-found DHR. Mr. Geismar graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 with a B.A. in Mathematics and a minor in Statistics. |
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Jay Lefkowicz
Saratoga Futures
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| Jay Lefkowicz is a Principal and futures trading consultant at Saratoga Futures, a provider of electronic futures trading solutions. He began his finance career in 1988 with the fixed-income analytics department at Merrill Lynch & Co. After joining Instinet in 1992, he focused on the area of stock market research known as technical analysis under the tutelage of Marc Chaikin. Prior to joining Saratoga Futures, Mr. Lefkowicz was the Founder and Managing Member of Equitable Edge, LLC. Mr. Lefkowicz holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the State University of New York at Albany (1989). He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002 and is working towards the Chartered Market Technician designation. |
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Roy Niederhoffer
R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management
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| Roy Niederhoffer founded New York-based R. G. Niederhoffer Capital Management, Inc. (RGNCM), in 1993. He is responsible for the general management of the firm and directs the overall strategy, including the trading, research, and software development functions. Mr. Niederhoffer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987 with a degree in Computational Neuroscience. Prior to establishing RGNCM, Mr. Niederhoffer worked for NCZ Commodities for five years. Mr. Niederhoffer serves on the boards of several arts organizations. He is an accomplished classical and jazz pianist, plays violin with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, and is an avid skier. |
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