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Today is a very special episode with Brendan Lake, Founder and CEO of PPB Capital Parnters and Frank Burke, CIO at PPB Capital Partners. Before founding PPB Capital Partners, Brendan co-founded Pacer Financial a start-up that focused on developing alternative investment products for private wealth. Brendan earned his Master’s degree from the Fels Institute, University of Pennsylvania after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University. Frank brings over 20 plus years of asset management, portfolio construction & financial advisory experience. Prior to PPB Capital Partners, Frank was a former senior member of the portfolio management team at Hatteras Funds, managing several of the firm’s alternative investment fund of funds and co-investment strategies. Frank holds the CFA and CAIA charters and earned an MBA from the Fuqua School at Duke University and a B.S. from Villanova University. In today’s episode we discuss alternative strategies and the demand for them.
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Today is a very special episode with Tom Glanfield, Founding Partner, Portfolio Manager, Quantix Commodities and Kristof Gleich, Chief Investment Officer and President of Harbor Capital Advisors. Tom brings over 15 years of experience in commodities markets. He worked at Goldman Sachs where he was Global Head of Investor Swaps Trading, Lead Index Options and Commodity Structured Products Trader, Head of European Oil Products and Global Head of Oil Derivatives. Tom holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kristof joined Harbor in 2018 from JP Morgan Chase & Co. where he was managing director and head of manager selection. He earned a B.S. in Physics from University of Bristol.
In today’s episode we discuss commodity investing and inflation.
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Today's a very special episode with Edward Knight president at Antler. Ed brings over a multi decade career in European banking and capital markets. He worked at Goldman Sachs for 14 years and was a partner in their equities division. Prior to that, Edward was executive director at Citi. He earned his Bachelor's in Modern Languages from Durham University. In today's episode we discuss venture capital, and why investors should look into it.
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Today is a very special episode with David Barse, Founder and CEO of XOUT Capital, an index company, DMB Holdings, a private family office and an Executive Producer for film ‘Summer of Soul’. David also served as CEO of Third Avenue management for 25 years. David earned his JD at Brooklyn Law School and his Bachelors from George Washington University. In today’s episode we discuss how to navigate the current market.
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Today is a very special episode with Andrew Chanin, CEO at ProcureAM. Andrew began his career with ETFs in 2007 working at Kellog Group where he worked his way up to lead market maker for global and International equity ETFs. Andrew also worked at Cohen Capital where he was director of International Trading. In today’s episode we discuss the space industry and space investing.
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Today is a very special episode with Paul Paul Bugala is an independent investment analyst, senior advisor at WK Associates and a Responsible Alpha associate and Alex Schay, Director at the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance, a coalition of institutional EM investors, and is also Finance Director for WK Associates, an energy and industrial materials company that he co-founded. Paul has worked for almost 20 years as an oil and mining investment analyst and transparency advocate at Calvert Investments, Oxfam and in his current roles. Previously, Alex worked at Credit Suisse with the Global Financial Strategies Group and through a recent program with the Alliance, Alex has begun teaching Equity Analysis and the ESG Regulatory Environment at the Thunderbird School of Management. In today’s episode we discuss the SEC’s proposed Climate disclosure rules and what it means for investors.
Please check out their detailed report for more information:
https://www.sec.gov/comments/climate-disclosure/cll12-8916955-245033.pdf
If you want to join the sign on letter, you can reach Paul directly at pbugala@othellollc.com.
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Today is a very special episode with Kevin Kelly, Founder and CEO of Kelly ETFs. Before this Kevin founded Recon Capital where he served as CIO and Portfolio Manager. Prior to this he worked at Goldman Sachs in the investment management division and Deutsche Bank’s debt capital markets group in London. In today’s episode we discuss his approach to investing, gene editing, and the hotel industry. This episode was recorded Feb. 24, 2021.
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Today is a very special episode with Gabriel Thoumi, CEO and Founder of Responsible Alpha and adjunct professor at John Hopkins ESG Integration and Spatial Finance. Gabriel brings over 15 years of experience with extensive technical knowledge on integrating scientific and ESG data into financial models to determine pricing signals and asset allocation strategies. In today’s episode what investors should think about in regards to the Russian and Ukraine War.
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Today is a very special episode with Steve Wyett, BOK Financial Chief Investment Strategist. Prior to this, Steve was SVP Portfolio Management Executive at Bank of Oklahoma. He also worked as VP Analyst/ Trader at Tom Johnson Investment Management Inc and VP- Registered Representative at RBC Wealth Management. Steve earned his BS in Finance from Oklahoma State University. In today’s episode we discuss inflation, the markets, and the Fed. This episode was recorded Feb. 11, 2021.
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This is the second episode of a new series on sustainable finance hosted by Jackson Klein, current Master of Management Student at the Ross School of Business and Natalie Wu, Graduate at John Hopkins University studying international economics and finance. Today we have a very special guest on Impact Investing with Preeth Gowdar Director at Palladium Impact Capital. Prior to joining Palladium Impact Capital, Preeth was among the earliest employees with Lok Capital, one of India’s first dedicated impact funds. Preeth earned his BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Chris Volpe, Head of Zephyr, Informa Financial Intelligence
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Today is a very special episode with Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at Wisdom Tree. Before this Jeff, was Director and Senior Strategist with Bank of Montreal from 2006 to 2017. Jeff earned his BS in Finance from the University of Florida and his MBA from Notre Dame. He is a CFA charter holder and an active member of the CFA Society of Chicago. In today’s episode we discuss his approach to investing and how to navigate the current market. This episode was recorded Jan. 3rd 2022.
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Today is a very special episode with Duncan Jepson, Managing Director at Liberty Shared and co-host, Gabriel Thoumi. Duncan is also a Lecturer at Princeton University and an Affiliated Scholar, Institute of the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University. Duncan authored several books including, “Emperors Once More”, “All the Flowers of Shanghai”, and “Darkness Outside the Night”. He is also an award-winning director, writer and producer of five feature films and has produced documentaries for Discovery Channel Asia and National Geographic Channel. In today’s episode we discuss forced labor and slave reporting and what his means for investors.
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Today is a very special episode with Guy Davis, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at GCI Investors. Guy brings over a decade of experience managing assets for financial institutions having worked as a portfolio manager for a 2 billion institutional global equity mutual fund and a 1.5 billion multi-asset charity endowment. Guy was voted ‘Asset Management Top 40 under 40’ in 2015. He is a CFA Charterholder and earned his Masters in Wealth Management and BS from the University of Bath. In today’s episode we discuss his approach to investing, the ETF industry, and where he finds opportunities. This episode was recorded Jan. 7 2022.
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Today is a very special episode with Devan Wardwell, Director of Growth at Forest Carbon. Before this he was Head of Resource Development at Lestari Capital. Prior to this he was Adaptation Partnerships Manager at Blumont, Inc and Supply Chain Partnerships and Communications Manager at Abt Associates. Devan earned his Degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon and his degree in International Relations from Uppsala University. In today’s episode we discuss the objectives at Forest Carbon the degraded wetland forest problem. This episode was recorded December 10, 2021.
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Today is a very special episode with Mark Mahaney, Senior Managing Director and Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI. Mark has covered Internet Stocks for more than 20 years. He has been consistently recognized by Institutional Investor for his research, including thirteen years as a “top 3” ranked analyst and five years as a #1 ranked analyst. Prior to RBC, Mr. Mahaney worked on both the sell-side and the buy-side, including with American Technology Research, Morgan Stanley and Citibank. He earned his BA in Political Science and History from Amherst College and his MA from John Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In today’s episode we discuss his recent book, “Nothing But Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street’s Top Tech Analysts”. This episode was recorded December 6, 2021.
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Today is a very special episode with David Andrade, General Manager at Aapryl. David brings over 15 years of experience across executive management and entrepreneurial technology roles. David also serves as CTOat Xponance, Aapryl’s parent company. David earned his MBA from Columbia University’s School of Business and his Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania. In today’s episode we discuss how Aapryl can help you evaluate a manager’s performance. This podcast was recorded Nov 30 2021
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Today is a very special episode with Mardi McBrien, Managing Director at the Climate Disclosure Standards Board and my Co-host Gabriel Thoumi. She brings over a decade of experience driving the integration of climate and environmental information into corporate reporting. Mardi is a member of the UK Financial Reporting Council Advisory Panel, a fellow of the RSA, and has participated in a number of industry related advisory boards and committees as part of her role at CDSB, including the IFRS Foundation Technical Readiness Working Group for the new International Sustainability Standards Board, GRI Stakeholder Council, Corporate Reporting Dialogue, Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) and the IIRC Council. In today’s episode we discuss the Climate Disclosure Board and biodiversity. This episode was recorded December 2, 2021.
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Today is a very special episode with Marshall Sandman, Managing Partner at Animal Capital. Before this, he was Director of Strategy at Warner Media. He was also a Senior Analyst at JEGI and was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Marshall earned his Bachelors from Cornell University. In today’s episode we discuss his investment approach and where he finds opportunities. This episode was recorded Nov 22, 2021.
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Today is a very special episode with Simon Burnett, partner at VitaBio Plastic, and my Co-host, Gabriel Thoumi, Head of Plastics Program and Head of Financial Markets at PlanetTracker. Before this Simon worked in Business Development at JDI Research and a Consultant for a wide variety of clients. In today’s episode we discuss a high level overview of plastics.
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