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OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM

CHRISTIAN HYLDAHL, CFA

Founder, President

  • 31 years of Portfolio Management, Investment Strategy, and Research Experience across Multiple Investment Styles and Products

  • Consistently a Top Portfolio Manager in Multiple Equity Categories

  • Value Equity Investment Specialist – Domestic and International Equity

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

  • Masters of Business Administration, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

  • London School of Economics, Specialized Program in International Economics and Asset Management

  • Bachelor of Arts, English and History, Cum Laude, Bucknell University

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GERALD W. BUETOW, Ph.D., CFA, CIPM

Chief Investment Officer

  • 30 years of Portfolio Management, Investment Strategy, Fundamental and Quantitative Research Experience Across Multiple Styles, Asset Classes, and Products

  • Extensive Experience as both a Chief Investment Officer, Director of Research, and Asset Allocation Specialist running a multi-billion dollar Asset Allocation Portfolios for a large Mutual Fund Complex

  • Former chaired Professor of Finance at James Madison University

  • Visiting Professor at both George Washington University and Washington and Lee University

  • Former Vice President of Curriculum Development, CFA Institute

  • Served in the US Navy in the Nuclear Power Program

  • Chartered Financial Analyst, Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement

  • Ph.D. Finance and Econometrics, Masters of Science, Economics, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University

  • Masters of Science, Economics, University of Texas, Dallas

  • Multiple Publications across both practitioner and academic peer-reviewed journals

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BERND HANKE, Ph.D., CFA

Head of Quantitative Research & Asset Allocation

  • 24 years of Portfolio Management, Fundamental and Quantitative Research across multiple styles and products. 

  • Former Head of International Research, Quantitative Equity Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management.  Oversaw Research on Investment Factors, Enhancement and Implementation of Proprietary Risk Models, Development and Implementation of Global Industry/Sector Rotation Strategy

  • Chartered Financial Analyst

  • Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE UK)

  • Ph.D., Finance, London Business School, London, UK

  • Bachelor of Science, Quantitative Finance and Mathematics, James Madison University

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