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investing, economic analysis, poetry
"Opportunistic Commodity Beta: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade," Investment and Pensions Europe (commentary), 2015 "Commodities Belong in a Balanced Portfolio--Never Mind the Cycle," BNY Mellon Global Market Outlook, 2014 "Cracking the Commodities Code: A Fundamental Approach to Harvesting Alpha Opportunities," BNY Mellon Asset Management, 2010 "Psychology and Financial Statement Analysis: How can analysts avoid the pitfalls?", Behavioral Ideas (online), Columbia Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, Aug 2007 "Deep-Value Investing, Fundamental Risks, and the Margin of Safety," Journal of Investing, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 35-46, Fall 2008 "Combining Value Estimates to Increase Accuracy," Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4: 23-28, July/August 2004 "Earnings Quality and the Equity Risk Premium: A Benchmark Model," Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 23, Issue 3, pp. 833-877, September 2006 "Combining Fundamental Measures for Stock Selection," Handbook of Quantitative Finance and Risk Management, Chapter 11, Springer, 2010 "Interim reporting frequency and financial analysts' expenditures," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 31 Issue 1‐2, pp. 167-198, January 2004 "Control premiums, minority discounts, and optimal judicial valuation," Journal of Law and Economics Vol. 48 Issue 2, pp. 517-548, October 2005 "Coevolution of law and culture: A coevolutionary games approach," Complexity, p. 4, Jan/Feb 1997 Specialties: asset allocation, real assets, commodity futures markets, risk management, financial forecasting, creative writing
Stanford Continuing Studies
Certificate, creative writing (novel)
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2014
CAIA Association
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, CAIA
January 1, 2010 – January 1, 2011
Stanford University
MS, economics
January 1, 1998 – January 1, 2000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
PhD, business administration (accounting, economics, finance, taxation)
January 1, 1996 – January 1, 2001
Santa Fe Institute
Complex Systems Summer School
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1995
Stanford Law School
JD, intellectual property, corporate law, litigation
January 1, 1994 – January 1, 2000
UCLA
PhD, theoretical physics
January 1, 1988 – January 1, 1992
Caltech
SM, physics
January 1, 1984 – January 1, 1987
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.B., mathematics
January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1984
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
High School
January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1979
Self-employed
analyst, investor
August 1, 2018 – Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Mellon Capital
VP, global macro and active commodities research
May 1, 2007 – August 1, 2018
HedgeStreet
member, Academic Advisory Board
January 1, 2004 – January 1, 2007
Columbia Business School
full time faculty member
July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2008
Amart
Co-Founder
August 1, 1996 – September 1, 1998
palo alto, california
Pennie and Edmonds
summer associate and consultant, intellectual property litigation
May 1, 1996 – September 1, 1996
Department of Physics and Astronomy, LSU
Department of Energy-funded postdoctoral research fellow
July 1, 1992 – July 1, 1994
Brookhaven National Laboratory
visiting researcher
June 1, 1990 – June 1, 1992
Opportunistic Commodity Beta: Turning Lemons into Lemonade
November 1, 2015 – Present
Financial Investigator conference paper, Amsterdam, October 2016
Commodities Belong in a Balanced Portfolio -- Never Mind the Cycle
December 1, 2013 – Present
alternatives outlook for 2014
Cracking the Commodities Code: A Fundamental Approach to Harvesting Alpha Opportunities
June 1, 2007 – Present
active commodities management
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's background is highly academic and research-oriented, with significant experience in finance and law. The project diversity is primarily academic papers and publications related to finance. While the candidate has held roles in industry (Mellon Capital, Amart), the overall profile leans heavily towards individual contributor, research, and advisory roles. The target role 'Senior Analyst' is broad, but the candidate's profile suggests a strong fit for roles requiring deep quantitative analysis, research, and strategic thinking, potentially in a financial or economic research department. The breadth of skills is exceptional in terms of academic disciplines, but the direct relevance to typical 'Senior Analyst' technical stacks (e.g., specific data analysis tools, programming languages beyond Python/Matlab mentioned briefly) is not explicitly detailed, which could impact cultural fit in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's extensive academic and professional background suggests strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a capacity for independent research. Experience as a faculty member and presenter indicates strong communication and presentation skills. The diverse roles, from theoretical physics to finance and law, suggest adaptability and a broad intellectual curiosity. However, the operational fit for a 'Senior Analyst' role, particularly in a modern tech-driven environment, is less clear without more explicit details on recent hands-on technical work beyond 'Python, ML, Matlab (ugh!)'.