Team.
Josh Silva
Managing Partner,
Chief Investment Officer
Josh has twenty-five years of investment management experience. Josh held option trading, strategist, and portfolio management positions at Harvest Volatility Management, Attalus Capital, Credit Suisse (New York and London), and Société Générale (Chicago Mercantile Exchange). He holds and M.S. in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
James Tufts
Partner,
Chief Operating Officer
Jim has over thirty years of investment management experience. Jim held Chief Operating Officer positions at First Quadrant, Attalus Capital, and Mellon Capital. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from University of California, Berkeley.
Erik Bender
Partner,
Head of Investor Relations
Erik has twenty-seven years of investor relations and investment management experience. He previously held similar roles at Merced Capital, Waterstone Capital Management, HFR Asset Management, and Prudential Securities. Erik holds a B.S. in Political Science & Marketing from DePaul University, Chicago.
Mike Lulanaj
Partner, Head of Trading & Portfolio Management
Mike has twenty-six years of derivative trading and portfolio management experience. He previously held similar roles at BGC Financial and Credit Suisse. Mike holds a B.S. in Finance from Baruch College, New York.
Earl Kleckner
Partner, Business Development and Client Service
Earl Kleckner has more than 30 years of investor relations and investment experience. He previously held similar roles at First Quadrant, Harvest Volatility Management, Attalus Capital, and Mellon Capital Management.
Laurel Mason
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Laurel has nine years of legal and compliance experience. She previously held similar roles at Harvest Volatility Management, Feuerstein Kulick, AQR, Florio Leahy, and Société Générale TBF Financial. Laurel holds a B.S. in International Business from Rollins College, New York and J.D. from Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York. Â
Jerry Grospe
Partner, Head of Operations
Jerry has twenty-two years of audit, trading, operations experience. He previously held similar roles at Harvest Volatility Management, Granite Springs AM, Sunnymeath AM, and Fiduciary Trust Company. Jerry holds a BA in Economics from Fordham University, New York.
Ashwin Karanth
Head of Research and Risk Management
Ashwin has fourteen years of quantitative research, structuring, and volatility trading experience. He previously held similar roles at Harvest Volatility Management, Volaris, and Credit Suisse. Ashwin holds a M.S. in Financial Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken.