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| Dr.
Thomas Åstebro |
| Dr. Åstebro conducts research in the economics of technological
change and entrepreneurship. He has recently published in The Economic
Journal and Journal of Lending and Credit Risk Management.
He is frequently invited to give speeches on the subject of assessing
new ventures. Dr. Åstebro is the originator of a patent pending
credit scoring software and has started three companies. He received
his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and holds two degrees in engineering
from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. |
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| Stephen
Brown |
| Stephen is David S. Loeb Professor of Finance and undergraduate
program director of finance studies at the Leonard N. Stern School
of Business, New York University. He joined the faculty in 1986 after
successive appointments at the AT&T Pension Fund, and associate
professor at Yale University. He has served on the board of directors
of the American Finance Association, was a founding editor of the
Review of Financial Studies and is currently a member of the
board of the Society of Quantitative Analysis. He is a managing editor
of the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and has
served on the editorial board of The Journal of Finance. He
has published numerous articles and four books on finance and economics
related areas. Stephen has both an MBA and PhD from the University
of Chicago. |
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| John
Eckert |
| John is chairman of the Canadian Venture Capital Association. He
is also a managing partner of McLean Watson Capital Inc, a Toronto-based
venture capital firm that invests in and advises technology companies.
Previously, John specialized in corporate finance as a vice-president
and director of Wood Gundy Inc. He also served for three years as
executive director, Capital Markets, of CIBC Wood Gundy Australia
Ltd., an investment firm, and a director of CIBC Australia Limited,
a merchant bank. John holds a BA and an MBA from the University of
Western Ontario. |
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| Pierre
Gamache |
| Pierre is vice-president, investor relations, at Cadim, where he
is responsible for relations with institutional clients interested
in investing in the real estate sector. He is also responsible for
developing the fund management products and services offered by CDP
Capital – Real Estate Group. Pierre joined Cadim’s team
in 1998 as managing director, new markets. In that capacity, he contributed
to the development and application of Cadim’s investment strategies
in Central Europe, Latin America and Asia. Pierre has a bachelor of
science and a master of environmental studies from the Université
du Québec à Montréal. He also has a MBA from
Montréal’s École des Hautes Études Commerciales.
He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Real
Estate Institute. |
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| David
Gordon |
| David is vice-president, quantitative investment analysis, at Glenwood
Capital Investments, L.L.C., which he joined in 1998. Prior to this,
he was a vice-president in the Pension Services Group at Goldman,
Sachs & Co. During this time he co-authored Hedge Funds Demystified:
Their Potential Role in Institutional Portfolios. David was also
an associate actuary at Watson Wyatt Worldwide from mid-1989 through
1996, where he specialized in asset allocation. An associate of the
Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries,
David graduated from the Wharton School of Business and the University
of Pennsylvania in 1989 with a BA and a BS. |
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| Victor
Koloshuk |
| Victor is founder, president and CEO of Integrated Asset Management
Corp. He is also co-founder and chairman of Integrated Partners. From
1975 to 1988, he was vice-president and director of Scotia McLeod,
specializing in corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and merchant
banking. In 1988, Victor co-founded the merchant bank Koloshuk Farrugia
Corp. and, in 1989, The Poplar Corporation. He also spent five years
as a top-ranked security analyst with Wood Gundy. Victor has a B.Sc.
in physics and an MBA from McGill University. He received his CFA
charter in 1975. |
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| Steven
Michaels |
| Steven is senior vice-president and managing director, high yield at Financial
Management Advisors Inc. (FMA). He joined the company in 1991. In his current
role he is principally responsible for the management of the U.S. portfolio. Steven
has 14 years of investment experience, including the last 11 years dealing with
high yield investments. He has a bachelor of science from Jacksonville University
and an MBA from the University of Southern California. |
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| Reagan
Pratt |
| Reagan is senior vice-president and portfolio manager for Heitman’s
public securities division, where he is responsible for co-managing
a $1 billion portfolio of real estate securities for institutional
client base. Reagan joined Heitman in 1993 as vice-president of investment
research for the firm’s private equity division, where he was
responsible for macroeconomic research and the analysis of the apartment
and industrial sectors. Prior to joining Heitman, Reagan headed the
West Coast office of Clayton Research Associates, one of Canada’s
premier real estate and economic consultants. He holds an MS in business
administration (urban land economics) from the University of British
Columbia and a BA in economics/finance and urban geography from the
University of Guelph. |
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| Todd
Pulvino |
| Todd is a member of the finance faculty at Northwestern University’s
Kellogg School of Management, and is a founding principal of CNH Partners,
a merger arbitrage hedge fund. He has served as a consultant for funds
of hedge funds where he evaluated event-driven managers. Todd has
also served on the finance faculty at Harvard Business School. His
research is published in top academic finance journals including the
Journal of Finance. Todd holds PhD and AM degrees in business
economics from Harvard University. He also holds BS and MS degrees
in mechanical engineering. Prior to completing his doctoral work,
Todd worked as a design engineer in the aerospace industry. |
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| Craig
Russell |
| Craig is a managing director and global head of sales and marketing
for DB Absolute Return Strategies (DB ARS). He is responsible for
the product development and distribution of fiduciary DB hedge fund
products worldwide. Prior to his current role, Craig was responsible
for the sales and product development of quantitative equity and asset
allocation products. He also managed the New York currency trading
business within the Global Markets Proprietary business at Bankers
Trust Company (a DeAM predecessor company) and served as a global
fixed income and currency portfolio manager. Craig has a BS in engineering
from the University of Michigan. |
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| Dr.
John J. Schmitz |
| Dr. Schmitz is an expert in the research, development and implementation of
quantitative investment management processes. He has extensive practical experience
including several senior money management and financial consulting positions.
He has also done extensive research and publishing in the areas of investments
and portfolio management. Dr. Schmitz holds a BE.Sc. in mechanical engineering
and a BA in economics from the University of Western Ontario, a MA in economics
from the University of Toronto, a PhD in finance from the Ivey School of Business
and is a CFA. |
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| Ken Stemme |
| Ken joined American Express Asset Management as a senior vice-president
and managing director of American Express Alternative Investments
in January 2002. His team is responsible for the management of American
Express Hedge Fund of Fund products. Ken has over ten years of experience
in the selection and monitoring of hedge funds and building hedge
fund portfolios. His most recent position was with CIBC World Markets
in New York and previous to that he was with Harris Associates in
Chicago. He has a BA in mathematics and economics from Cornell University,
an MBA with high honours from DePaul University and has received his
chartered financial analyst designation. |
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