Investment Expert Witnesses in Vermont

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of risk management and insurance and asset management. He earned his BA in the history of science and his MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is very active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the Professional Risk Managers International Association, the Buy Side Risk Managers Group, the Investment Company Institute, and the Boston Security Analysts Society. In addition, this expert is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with over 10 publications. He formerly held many roles including portfolio manager of derivates & mortgage-backed securities at Allstate Life Insurance, head of derivative strategy and head of alternative investments at Putnam Investments, and board member of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company. This expert is currently a risk manager at a federal reserve bank in Massachusetts.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and corporate valuation, with additional specialization in energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors. After earning his BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he went on to become an analyst in corporate finance at Wheat First Butcher Singer and then an associate in mergers and acquisitions at Rothschild Inc. Subsequently, this expert took on many leadership roles in mergers and acquisitions, including as vice president at Prudential Securities Inc., director at UBS Investment Bank, and managing director at RBC Capital Markets. He has also served as managing director of energy and natural resources at BNP Paribas and chief financial officer at ZaZa Energy Corporation. Currently, this expert is the founder and group head of an energy and infrastructure-focused banking firm based in New York and Texas.

This expert is an investment professional with over 25 years of experience in the securities industry, including investment management responsibility, broker-dealer management, due diligence oversight for sophisticated products, financial analysis, and high net worth sales expertise. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, he has worked in the financial services and investment advisory business for over twenty years. Beginning his professional career in 1984 as an Analyst with First Chicago, he was also associated with Wellington Management in Boston, where he served as a Vice President and worked in pension fund asset management. He has also worked as a private banker at Fleet Private Clients Group, where he assisted high net worth clients establish customized investment portfolios. In addition, this expert worked for over ten years as an executive at Chubb Securities and Chubb Life Insurance Company, where he managed institutional accounts and oversaw the direct investment in venture capital, real estate, and bonds and equities. Currently, this expert is the owner of a registered investment advisory firm, specializing in customized portfolio management for individuals and companies.

This seasoned expert witness has 29 years of financial exxperience. He has a broad and deep background in various dimensions of financial services and investment management. He has worked as a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager at Arden Asset Management and Guggenheim Partners, a senior risk officer at Bear Stearns, a convertible arbitrage salesman at Murphy & Durieu, and a credit analyst and loan officer at Manufacturers Hanover. His litigation consulting firm helps plaintiffs or defendants succeed in arbitration or court, with services including case evaluation, discovery recommendations, portfolio risk reports, damage calculations, expert reports, and expert testimony. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has worked on both onshore and offshore litigations.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in investment management. He holds a BA in economics from Brandeis University and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his career managing portfolios and funds, he has bought and sold options and traded stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. As the former Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Charles Schwab, he managed a $3.5B of mutual fund assets. In this role he was responsible for developing and implementing portfolio strategy, including asset allocation among multiple asset classes and selection of underlying funds. He then went on to serve as President and Chief Investment Officer for Adviser Partners, a boutique asset manager that manages equities and asset allocation products for advisers, financial institutions and family offices. He currently oversees the investment process, research activities and portfolio strategy for an investment firm in Boston, MA.