Marcos Buscaglia Marcos BuscagliaMarcos holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Fulbright scholar. He has a graduate degree in economics from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and a degree in economics (summa cum laude) from the Catholic University of Argentina.

Igal Magendzo Igal MagendzoIgal holds a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He has over 20 years of working experience in macroeconomics. He worked for 12 years at the research department of the Central Bank of Chile, reaching the position of Head of Macroeconomic Analysis. He was a macroeconomic advisor at the Ministry of Finance, Chief Economist for the Andean region and Mexico at Itaú Asset Management, and advisor to international institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank.

Andrea Damico Andrea DamicoAndrea, Founder & Chief Economist, holds a master’s degree in Economics from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (EESP-FGV) and has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, specialising in buy-side macroeconomic analysis for Brazil and international markets. She developed her career at Itaú Bank, HSBC Bank, and primarily at Bradesco Bank, one of the largest banks in Latin America. In 2020, Andrea founded Buysidebrazil to provide expert macroeconomic insights

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Eric Fernandez Eric FernandezBefore founding TRA, Eric Fernandez was Senior Strategist at an Institutional Investor (II) ranked independent research firm. Previously, he was employed at Salomon Smith Barney, Oppenheimer and Kleinwort Benson in the Mergers and Acquisitions groups. Prior to his M&A work, he was a credit analyst involved in leveraged lending and distressed debt restructurings with US and European financial institutions.

Ed Steele Ed SteeleEd is a Founder. Ed has more than two decades experience as a top-rated equity analyst, including more than a dozen years of publishing accounting and annual report analysis inside major investment banks (most recently Citi).

Pierre-Olivier Essig Pierre-Olivier EssigPierre-Olivier is the Founder and Head of Research at AIR. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he later moved to Switzerland to study Business in La Chaux-de-Fonds. With over 30 years of Investment experience through years with UBS, BBL, CIBC and Paribas, and AIR, he has been providing independent fundamental research in European Equities to renowned institutions around the globe for the last 25 years.

Jay Van Sciver Jay Van SciverJay is the Industrials & Materials Sector Head, Partner, and Executive Committee Member at Hedgeye Risk Management. The Industrials & Materials research team offers unique insights into cyclical, secular, structural, and value creation dynamics within what are often misunderstood, niche industries. He was awarded the inaugural Call of The Year (COTY) award in 2020 for FDX/Air Cargo. Before joining Hedgeye, Jay began his coverage of cyclical industries on the buyside at Brown Brothers Harriman, where he generated robust alpha and was promoted to head Industrials coverage. He later joined LaBranche LLC, where he was a Managing Director and became head of an upstairs proprietary trading desk. Prior to leaving LaBranche LLC, Jay led the firm’s market-making algorithmic trading program, requiring significant risk management and quantitative strategy oversight. Jay then joined a Long/Short Fund seeded by LaBranche, Bishop & Carroll Capital Partners, where he was a partner overseeing investment in cyclical industries. Jay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Yale University, where he was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institution Fellowship for his research. While working at Brown Brothers, Jay pursued coursework in business, accounting, and data analytics at New York University. Jay is a CFA Charterholder, was an All-American swimmer and collegiate water polo player, and enjoys reading, fitness activities, and time with his family. He is widely recognized as ‘not great’ at tennis, a game he nonetheless enjoys.

Martin Pradier Martin PradierMartin is responsible for covering the Materials sector. He has almost 20 years of equity research experience in both the buy-side and sell-side. Martin joined Veritas in 2022 after working at Westwood Investment Advisors for 8 years, as Vice President, covering the Materials and Industrials sector. Prior to Westwood Martin spent 2 years as a Materials analyst at AGF and 7 years as a sell-side analyst for Deutsche Bank and Credit Lyonnais.

Julian Brigden Julian BrigdenJulian is Co-Founder and President, with over 25 years of experience in financial markets. He has held roles in both market- and policy-focused consulting for hedge funds and banks, as well as in FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities) sales.

Michael Howell Michael HowellMichael, CEO, developed the quantitative liquidity research methodology while he was Research Director at Salomon Bros. from 1986. He was subsequently appointed Head of Research at Baring Securities in 1992 and was top ranked “Emerging Market Strategist” by institutional investors for the three years prior to setting up CrossBorder Capital.

Juliette Declercq Juliette DeclercqJuliette has 23 years’ experience in trading and advising, dedicated to offering top investors clear insights on underlying macro trends and highconviction trade recommendations across various asset classes, with a focus on minimising market noise.

David Woo David WooDavid is the Founder/CEO of Unbound. Until 2021, David was the Head of Global Rates, FX, and EM Fixed Income Strategy & Economic Research at Bank of America where he led the top ranked macro strategy team on Wall Street. David is known for his bold and out-of-consensus calls that includes the RMB devaluation in 2015 and Trump’s victory in 2016. He was the first major analyst on Wall Street to initiate coverage on Bitcoin in 2013. Business Insider voted David as one of the 12 smartest people on Wall Street in 2016. David started his career at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C.. He received his Ph.D in Economics from Columbia University.

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Zach Shannon Zach ShannonZach, Founder, has more than 20 years of short expertise. He started his career as an analyst at Gradient Analytics, an independent research firm focused on forensic accounting, earnings quality, and executive behaviour, eventually serving as the director of content and overseeing most of the firm’s research. Mr. Shannon also spent more than 10 years on the buyside, working as the “short specialist” for three hedge funds (including four years at a shortonly fund). Mr. Shannon is a CFA Charterholder and received his MBA from the NYU Stern School of business with an emphasis in accounting and quantitative finance.

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John Zolidis John ZolidisJohn has followed retail and restaurants as a senior analyst since 1999, mostly on the sell- side. He also managed money in a buy-side role at a long-short equity fund over 2013-2014. He was named in the Wall Street Journal’s Best on the Street list.

Dr. Aaron Fletcher Dr. Aaron FletcherDr. Aaron, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, has a PhD in Biochemistry from Colorado State University and is currently a visiting professor in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Dallas Baptist University; he has been a consultant in the financial industry since 2006. The Bios’ research effort is composed of Aaron and three additional analysts. Each of the analysts have Masters’ in Public Health or PhDs from leading academic institutions.

Josef Schmalfuss Josef SchmalfussJosef is the founder and CEO. He has spent 12 years as equity investor, 7 of which as a hedge fund partner at Portsea Asset Management (global equity L/S hedge fund). As a recognised industry leader in Alternative Data for Fundamental Investing, Josef is a regularly invited Conference Speaker, Alt Data Shark Tank Judge, and a Guest Lecturer at The University of Oxford in “Alternative Data for Fundamental Investing”.