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Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Nathan Dutzmann | Senior Financial Engineer | 2016 | 2019 |
Biography | Mr. Dutzmann is the lead architect of the Aspen Managed Futures Beta Index and the Aspen Portfolio Strategy. His extensive experience in the liquid alternative beta field includes the design of low-cost, liquid strategies in the managed futures, private equity, credit long/short, commodity long/short, equity sector rotation, and convertible arbitrage categories, as well as synthetic, tradable convertible bond and high yield proxies. In addition to his quantitative and financial expertise, Nathan has a strong background in software development. He created Aspen's proprietary StrategyTesterTM software system for researching and automating investment strategy execution and signal generation. Nathan graduated from Harvard Business School in 2009 with a Master's in Business Administration. Before business school, Nathan worked for Princeton Consultants, a New Jersey-based IT and management consulting firm. His consulting work included multiple projects for a global macro hedge fund known for its work in managed futures. Nathan has also worked for the Analytics unit of a financial derivatives consultancy and as a project manager for a private banking/wealth management firm. Mr. Dutzmann received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical and Computer Sciences and a Master’s degree in International Political Economy of Resources from the Colorado School of Mines, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. | ||
William Ware Bush | Partner | 2011 | 2019 |
Biography | Mr. William Ware Bush joined Aspen Partners, Ltd. in 1998. He and his Partner, Bryan Fisher, share in all elements of Aspen's direction, strategy and investment. During his sixteen years at Aspen Partners, Mr. Bush has been primarily responsible for business development and client relationships in the Southern and Western Regions of the United States. In his previous career he served in a variety of roles at investment banks and management firms. He started his investment career as an Institutional Salesman for E. F. Hutton & Company and was a Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He has been a senior marketer for two institutional investment advisory organizations. At Aspen Partners, he has helped design, structure and promote a variety of innovative investment programs in Managed Futures and Hedge Funds. Mr. Bush has been registered as an associated person of Aspen Partners, Ltd. with the NFA since January 2000 and principal of Aspen Partners with the NFA since September 2007. He often speaks on the area of Managed Futures at conferences and meetings of consultants and financial advisors. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Mr. Bush received an undergraduate degree in history and international political science from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in International Business from Georgia State University in Atlanta. | ||
Bryan R. Fisher | Managing Partner | 2011 | 2019 |
Biography | Mr. Bryan R. Fisher, Managing Partner for Aspen’s Suite of Funds, joined the firm in 2000, became a Partner in the company in 2007, and was promoted to his current role of running the day to day business and setting the future direction of the firm in September 2012. His entire financial services career has been focused in alternative investments, specifically managed futures trend following. He has a passion for educating the financial advisor community on different sources of return in alternative investment strategies, how to incorporate them in a diversified portfolio, and how to overcome certain practice management hurdles when allocating to different types of risk premia. Bryan has been registered as an associated person of Aspen Partners with the NFA since December 2001 and principal of Aspen Partners with the NFA since September 2007. In addition, he has been registered as a Branch Office Manager with the NFA since December 2001. Mr. Fisher holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. | ||
Kenneth E. Banwart | Chairman | 2011 | 2013 |
Biography | Mr. Banwart is Chairman and Managing Partner of Aspen Partners, Ltd. and President of Frontier Solutions, LLC, a wholly owned broker/dealer subsidiary of Aspen. He has over 40 years’ experience in the selection and management of a wide range of alternative investments. Mr. Banwart began his career in 1966 after graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Wichita State University. From 1966 to 1969, he was with Ernst & Young LLP (formerly Arthur Young & Company) on the audit and tax staff specializing in the securities industry. During this period he became a Certified Public Accountant and was a member of the National Association of CPAs, the Texas Society of CPAs, and the National Association of Accountants. From 1969 to 1978, he was Director of the Tax Incentive Investment Department for Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc., a regional NYSE Member Firm with offices throughout the Southwest. In this position he was responsible for forming and heading the group in the selection, due diligence and marketing of investments in real estate, oil and gas, equipment leasing and agriculture. | ||
Adam Langley | Chief Compliance Officer | 2011 | 2013 |
Biography | Mr. Langley is responsible for all regulatory, legal and compliance matters for Aspen and all related entities. Mr. Langley also serves as a member of the firm’s research team, responsible for initial and ongoing operational and compliance due diligence of underlying fund managers and is a member of Aspen’s Investment Committee. Mr. Langley joined Aspen in 2004 and was initially responsible for various accounting and operational functions. He was appointed Chief Compliance Officer in 2005 and was instrumental in establishing Frontier Solutions, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspen. Mr. Langley has been integral to the launch and growth of each of Aspen’s proprietary investment products and has experience navigating the regulatory landscape of complex investment vehicles and other business structures. Prior to joining Aspen, Mr. Langley served as Executive Director of a non-profit organization where he oversaw risk management, real estate, legal matters and government relations among other duties. Mr. Langley holds the Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation granted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He earned his B.B.A. in Management from the University of West Georgia. | ||
Paul Morin | Portfolio Manager | 2011 | 2012 |
Biography | Mr. Morin began his career in the Managed Futures industry in 1989. As Co-Chief Investment Officer, he is responsible for sourcing Aspen’s managed futures managers, performing and overseeing the due diligence process as well as managing the firm’s multi-manager funds. Prior to joining Aspen, Mr. Morin was Co-Chair of the Investment Committee and Director of Research at 6800 Capital, LLC, an investment manager specializing in managed futures and hedge fund of funds products. Mr. Morin also held executive level asset management and research positions with PRM Advisors, a consulting firm he founded, Unigestion US, Ltd, one of Europe’s leading Alternative Investments asset management firms, Refco Inc., formerly a leading futures firm, and Commodities Corporation USA (now Goldman Sachs), an industry pioneer in the managed futures industry. In all, Mr. Morin has over 20 years of research experience in Managed Futures. Mr. Morin earned a B.S. in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a M.B.A. from Rider University for which he was awarded membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. |
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