Highly experienced with pensions, private clients and mutual funds, due diligence on alternative and conventional investments, investment research and strategy, trading, risk management, regulation and investment banking in the U.S and overseas. Created investment management function for several firms, built successful research teams, initiated and integrated acquisitions and major investments, authored corporate strategy for a proprietary trading firm. My book, “Alternative Assets and Strategic Allocation,” was published by Bloomberg Press (John Wiley) in August, 2010, and my article, “Optionality,” appeared in the Journal of Risk Finance, vol. 11, no. 4. Drafted Article 20 of the European Union Basel II Capital Adequacy Directive. Polished media representative and public speaker. Successful with institutional and private clients worldwide.