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At Analytic each investment team member plays a pivotal role in interpreting trends, events and, ultimately, in determining relative attractiveness of securities across markets and within the major asset classes.

Name Title
Responsibilities		 Years of
Experience		 Years
with Firm
Roger G. Clarke, Ph.D. Chairman 32 Years 25 Years
Harindra de Silva, Ph.D., CFA President, Portfolio Manager 24 Years 15 Years
Gregory M. McMurran Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager 33 Years 33 Years
Dennis Bein, CFA Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager 20 Years 15 Years
Douglas Savarese, CFA Portfolio Manager 22 Years 11 Years
David Krider, CFA Portfolio Manager 7 Years 5 Years
Yigal Newman, Ph.D. Portfolio Manager 6 Years 4 Years
Ram Willner, DBA Portfolio Manager 22 Years 2 Years
Ryan Brown, CFA Portfolio Manager 4 Years 3 Years
Brian J. Haskin Head of Investment Strategy 17 Years 7 Years



Roger G. Clarke, Ph.D., Chairman
Roger Clarke is responsible for directing the development of the firm's investment strategies and research agenda. Recognized as an authority with more than 20 years experience in quantitative investment research, Roger has authored numerous articles and papers including two tutorials for the CFA Institute. He has served as a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Financial Analysts Journal. He also served on the faculty of Brigham Young University for eight years where he specialized in investment and options theory and continues to lecture as a guest professor. He concurrently serves as President of a non-profit organization. Roger received a Ph.D. in Finance and a MS degree in Economics from Stanford University as well as MBA and BA degrees in Physics from Brigham Young University.
Harindra de Silva, Ph.D., CFA, President, Portfolio Manager
Harindra ("Harin") de Silva is responsible for the firm's strategic direction and the ongoing development of its investment processes. As a portfolio manager, Harin focuses on the ongoing research effort for equity and global asset allocation strategies. Harin has authored several articles and studies on finance-related topics including stock market anomalies, market volatility and asset valuation. Prior to joining Analytic Investors, he was a Principal at Analysis Group, Inc., where he was responsible for providing economic research services to institutional investors including investment managers, large pension funds, and endowments. This included the development of quantitative equity strategies and econometric models for use in asset allocation strategies. Harin received a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of California, Irvine. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, an MBA in Finance and a MS in Economic Forecasting from the University of Rochester. He is a member of Association for Investment Management and Research, the American Finance Association, and the International Association of Financial Analysts.
Gregory M. McMurran, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
As Chief Investment Officer, Greg McMurran oversees the implementation of the firm's investment strategies. He is a major contributor to the firm’s ongoing research efforts as well as new product development and strategy applications. As a portfolio manager, Greg focuses on day-to-day portfolio management and research related to derivatives-based investment strategies. With 30 years of quantitative research, portfolio management and trading experience, Greg has an extensive background in managing quantitative investment portfolios. Greg is also recognized as an authority on options valuation and strategies and has authored several articles. Greg received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Irvine and a MA in Economics at California State University, Fullerton.
Dennis Bein, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
As Chief Investment Officer, Dennis Bein oversees the implementation of the firm's investment strategies. He is a major contributor to the firm's ongoing research efforts as well as new product development and strategy applications. As a portfolio manager, Dennis focuses on day-to-day portfolio management and research related to equity-based investment strategies. Prior to joining Analytic Investors, Dennis was a Senior Consultant for Analysis Group, Inc., where he provided investment consulting services for institutional investors and plan sponsors. He advised pension fund managers on topics such as investment objective definition, asset allocation analysis, manager selection and manager performance evaluation. Dennis received an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside. He completed his undergraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of California, Riverside. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts (ICFA) and the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts (LASFA).
Douglas Savarese, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Doug Savarese is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the ongoing research and development of global equity-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of global portfolios. Doug previously served as Senior Associate for Analysis Group, Inc., where he participated in many research and consulting projects, including asset allocation analysis and manager performance evaluation. Doug, a Chartered Financial Analyst, received a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Finance at the Richard Stockton College.
David Krider, CFA, Portfolio Manager
David Krider is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the ongoing research and development of global equity-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of global portfolios. Prior to joining the firm, David was founder and Chief Technology Officer of Visualize, Inc., a firm that specializes in financial visualization and analytic software. He was a Research Associate at First Quadrant before leaving to start his own firm. David received a BS in Economics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology.
Yigal Newman, Ph.D., Portfolio Manager
Yigal Newman is a Portfolio Manager responsible for ongoing research and development of options and other volatility-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of such accounts. Yigal was previously with Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) where he worked on various alpha generation and quantitative analysis projects. Prior to that, he earned his PhD in Finance from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also holds a BS summa cum laude in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Ram Willner, DBA, Portfolio Manager
Ram Willner is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the ongoing research and development of fixed income and currency-based strategies as well as the day-to-day portfolio management and trading of such accounts. Prior to joining Analytic, Ram led global analytics at PIMCO and at Banc of America Capital Management [BACAP] Fixed Income Department. For the past 10 years, Ram extended his quantitative background to serve as a domestic and international fixed income portfolio manager, managing real money and levered investments at Morgan Stanley Asset Management (in London), at BACAP, and at Global Fixed Income Partners. Ram has lectured and published extensively on fixed income topics, particularly with an emphasis on quantitative approaches. Ram holds a DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration) in Financial Mathematics from Harvard University, a MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University and a BA in Mathematics with Honors from Brandeis University.
Ryan Brown, CFA, Portfolio Manager
As a Portfolio Manager on the equity team, Ryan Brown is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management and trading for U.S. equity-based investment strategies. Ryan also contributes to the ongoing research efforts of these strategies. Prior to joining Analytic, Ryan worked for Beekman Capital Management, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he was responsible for selecting stocks within the financial services sector. Ryan received a B.S. in Economics at Brigham Young University and an M.S. in Finance at the University of Utah.
Brian J. Haskin, Head of Investment Strategy
Brian Haskin is responsible for the firm's business and product strategy. He works closely with the investment and client service teams to represent our strategies in the market and create unique investment solutions for our clients. In addition, Brian leads the firm's product development process bringing together the firm's innovative investment ideas and market demand to create new and compelling investment strategies for the market. Prior to joining Analytic Investors, the majority of his career was spent at Barclays Global Investors, where he held a number of senior management and business development positions in the U.S., Australia and Hong Kong. He has also held senior business development positions in the U.S. at Deutsche Asset Management and Wilshire Associates. Brian received an M.B.A. with Honors in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Business Administration/Accounting from the University of Southern California.





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