Team

Tony Kao

Managing Principal

Tony is a Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer of SECOR Asset Management, LP. He has over 40 years of investment management industry experience, including time as the Chief Investment Officer of General Motors Asset Management, where his responsibility included the management of the $130 billion global employee benefit related plans primarily for General Motors and its affiliates. He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Investment Management and Journal of Investment Consulting. His articles have been published extensively in various finance journals and books. He earned his MBA in Finance from New York University. Tony currently serves as President of the Paul Koors Memorial Foundation.

Ray Iwanowski

Founding Principal

Ray is a Co-Founder of SECOR Asset Management, a global asset management firm that partners with clients across three business areas: quantitative investing, portfolio solutions and pension advisory. Ray served as Chief Investment Officer of SECOR’s quantitative businesses. Prior to founding SECOR, Ray was Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). While at Goldman Sachs, Ray was named Managing Director in 1999 and Partner in 2004. Before GSAM, Ray worked at Salomon Brothers as head of the Fixed Income Derivatives Client Research Group and member of the Bond Portfolio Analysis Research Group. At Salomon, Ray authored a number of publications on fixed income asset allocation and fixed-income derivatives. He also worked in First Boston’s Fixed-Income Portfolio Strategies Group, specializing in asset-liability issues for banks and thrifts, as well as valuation of mortgage-backed securities and their derivatives. Ray has published articles in The Journal of Portfolio Management and The Journal of Fixed Income. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Good Shepherd Services, a New York based social services agency. In addition, Ray is a member of the advisory board of the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ray earned a B.S. and B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Kam Chang

Head – OCIO & Fiduciary Management

kam@secor-am.com +1 (212) 980-7365

Kam is the Head of OCIO & Fiduciary Management at SECOR, leading our client advisory, manager research, and plan management efforts. Kam is also the Head of our UK and European business. He is a member of the ESG Committee. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience, including time at General Motors Asset Management in a variety of portfolio management roles for multi-asset, fixed income portable alpha, and alternative high yield strategies. Kam holds a BS in Finance from New York University and an MBA in Finance and Management from Cornell University.

Scott Freemon, CFA

Head - Strategy, Risk & Analytics

scott@secor-am.com +1 (212) 980-7362

Scott is the Head of Strategy, Risk & Analytics for the advisory and solutions business at SECOR. He leads our efforts in investment strategies, risk management and client analytics. In addition, Scott is instrumental in the development and ongoing improvement of SECOR’s portfolio construction, asset-liability management, and multi-asset risk analytics. He has close to 20 years of investment management industry experience, including time at General Motors Asset Management where he created their first complete set of Strategy and Plan-Level risk management capabilities and helped build a successful third-party advisory business. Scott holds a BA with Distinction in Economics from the University of Rochester and an MBA in Analytical Finance from the Kellogg School of Management.

Matt Gillis

Head – Infrastructure

matt@secor-am.com +1 (212) 980-7363

Matt is the Head of Infrastructure at SECOR, responsible for the execution of client initiatives for our investment advisory and solution clients. He has over 20 years of investment management industry experience, including time at General Motors Asset Management as manager of investment operations for global public markets and State Street Bank & Trust Company as a manager responsible for daily valuation within the defined contribution business. Matt holds a BS in finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from New York University.

Pattie Hand

Chief Compliance Officer

Pattie is the Chief Compliance Officer at SECOR and also advises on all partnership, employment, contract and other general matters, as Counsel. She has over 25 years of industry experience, including time at LRN, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., and Debevoise & Plimpton. She holds an AB from Stanford University and a JD from the University of California at Berkeley.

Dmitri Smolansky

Head – Portfolio Solutions

Dmitri is the Head of Portfolio Solutions at SECOR. Dmitri has over 25 years of investment experience, including the management of global macro and GTAA portfolios at Citigroup, Man Financial, Bleecker Street Capital LLC, and General Motors Asset Management. Dmitri holds a BS in Statistics from the University of Illinois and an MBA from New York University.

Scott Carroll

Head of Operations

Scott is the Director of Operations at SECOR, responsible for day-to-day trade support, position and cash reconciliation, cash and collateral management. In addition, Scott oversees the fund administration relationships for the firm. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Citco Fund Services, Tudor Investment Corp., QFS, Inc., General Motors Asset Management and DuPont. Scott holds an AS in Accounting, a BS in Financial Management, and a MBA in Finance from Goldey-Beacom College.

Erik Davey

Director of UK & Europe

edavey@secor-am.com +44 (0) 203 900 0381

Erik is a Director of UK & Europe based in London, with responsibilities in the client advisory and manager research teams at SECOR. He is the Chief Sustainability Officer and is a member of the ESG Committee. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Russell Investments and General Motors Asset Management as a manager in the fixed income and strategic solutions team. Erik holds a BA from Boston College and an MBA from Cornell University.

Dawn Drakeford

Director of Finance

Dawn is the Director of Finance for SECOR, responsible for the production of financial reports and the management of accounting records. She has close to 20 years of industry experience, including time at Tullis Health Investors. Dawn holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Connecticut and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University.

Eric Lok

Chief Technology Officer

Eric is the Chief Technology Officer at SECOR, working with the front and back office to build out the platforms necessary for trading and portfolio construction. He has over 15 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Northeastern University and an MS in Information Systems from New York University.

Andrew Bang

Client Services

Andrew is a member of the client advisory and business development teams. He has responsibility for corporate ESG and Responsible Investment Research. He manages client relationships and provides manager research for private equity and real estate. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Drexel Hamilton Investment Partners, GE Asset Management, AIG Investments and UBS. In addition, Andrew served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Captain. He holds a BS degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA in Finance from Cornell University. Andrew currently serves on the Board of Directors for Vancro Inc.

Bo Brownlee, CFA

Global Equity Strategist

Bo is a global equity strategist at SECOR, responsible for public equity, private equity, and equity-related alternative beta manager research at SECOR. He has over 35 years of investment management industry experience, including time at General Motors Asset Management as Director of Global Equity Strategy and Trading. Bo holds a BA in Urban Studies and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

Philip DiDio

Portfolio Manager

Philip is a portfolio manager in our hedge fund and alternative beta manager research team at SECOR, specializing in all aspects of hedge fund research. He has over 30 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Summit Private Investments, Oppenheimer & Co., FRM Americas, and General Motors Asset Management where he held a variety of hedge fund portfolio management and research roles. Philip holds a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Statistics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Florence Fong-Lopez, CFA

Portfolio Manager

florence@secor-am.com +1 (212) 980-7361

Florence leads our public and private fixed income and credit-related alternative beta manager research team at SECOR. In addition, she is a key contributor for our property and event-driven hedge fund research efforts. She has over 30 years of investment management industry experience, including time at General Motors Asset Management as a Director in the Credit Markets Group and Ambac Financial as a Senior Portfolio Manager of the municipal bond portfolio. Florence holds a BA in Environmental Science from Barnard College and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan Gartin

Investment Analyst

Ryan is an investment analyst on the advisory and solutions team at SECOR, supporting manager research across all asset classes with a focus on public equities and hedge funds. He is responsible for ESG Risk Analytics & Reporting. He has close to 10 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Strategic Investment Group and RBC Capital Markets. Ryan holds a BSc in Finance from Georgetown University.

Anoop Kumar, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Anoop leads our public equity research team at SECOR. He has over 30 years of investment management industry experience, including time at IBM Retirement Funds as the head of global equities, SEI Investments and General Motors Asset Management. Anoop holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India and an MBA and MS from New York University.

Peter Madden

Real Estate Portfolio Advisor

Peter is a Real Estate Portfolio Advisor responsible for sourcing and underwriting real estate investment opportunities, as well as providing portfolio management support for existing clients’ real estate investments. He has over 30 years of institutional real estate investing experience including senior investment roles at APG Asset Management and General Motors Asset Management. Peter holds a BS from Skidmore College and a MSRED from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sam McKeown

Investment Analyst

Sam is an investment analyst in the advisory team at SECOR, supporting manager research across all asset classes with a focus on real estate, public credit, and private credit. He holds a double major in Economics and Music and minor in Applied Statistics from Connecticut College.

Gino Reina, CFA

Client Services

gino@secor-am.com +1 (212) 980-7366

Gino leads our private equity manager research and is a member of the client advisory team at SECOR, and is responsible for US client relationship management. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Segal Advisors as Director of Research, UBS Paine Webber, and Neuberger Berman as a portfolio manager on the mutual fund wrap platform. Gino holds a BBA in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University. In addition, he is a member of the Nominations Committee of the CFA Society New York and Vice Chair of the CFA New Jersey Group.

Edgar Sullivan, CFA

Macro Economist

Ed is a macro economist on the investment advisory and solutions team at SECOR, responsible for macroeconomic research and analysis. He has over 55 years of investment management industry experience, including 25 years at General Motors Asset Management, where his principal responsibilities included the management of all asset/liability studies and oversight of the Global Tactical Asset Allocation program and asset mix/cash management. He holds a BA from Iona College and two graduate degrees in economics and finance, an MBA from New York University, and a PhD from the City University of New York.

Angela Xu, CFA

Investment Analyst

Angela is an Investment Analyst at SECOR, covering hedge fund investments and advisory research support. Prior to SECOR, Angela was a Senior Research Analyst at Optima Asset Management. She holds a BSFS in International Politics from Georgetown University.

Nick Allen, CFA

Client Advisory Manager

Nick is a manager within the Strategy, Risk and Analytics team, responsible for assisting in the production of investment performance and risk monitoring analytics and reporting. Nick also manages client relationships across several UK clients. He has over 10 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Northern Trust as an investment performance specialist. Nick holds a BCom (Honours) in Finance and Economics from Monash University.

Sebastian Khandani

Performance Analyst

Sebastian is a performance and reporting analyst at SECOR, responsible for assisting in the production of client performance and risk monitoring reports. His experiences prior to joining SECOR include time within the risk department of Amundi UK. Sebastian holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Essex and an MSc in Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass).

David Morton. FFA

Head of UK Investment Strategy

David is the Head of UK Investment Strategy. He is responsible for UK clients investment and funding objectives, strategic asset allocations, and endgame. He is a member of the ESG Committee. He has over 25 years of investment management industry experience including time at Mercer and was Partner and Senior Investment Consultant at Hymans Robertson where he advised corporate and local authority clients on investments, strategy, risk management, and responsible investing. David is a fully qualified actuary (since 2002), and holds a 1st Class BSc in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

Tom Stephens, CFA

Risk Manager & Head of Client Reporting

Tom leads our performance, risk and reporting team at SECOR, responsible for the production of client performance and risk monitoring reports. He has almost 10 years of investment management industry experience, including time at State Street. Tom has a MA in Mathematics from The University of Cambridge.

Dylan Nalbandian

Trader

Dylan is a trader at SECOR, responsible for trade execution across a variety of asset classes. He has over 10 years of investment management industry experience, including at Credit Suisse (Quantitative Investment Strategies head trader). Dylan holds a BS in International Business and Finance from the University of South Carolina.

Parth Purohit

Portfolio Manager

Parth is a portfolio manager at SECOR, responsible for managing various derivative overlay portfolios, hedging strategy design, portfolio construction and ESG Hedging Solutions for clients. He has over 15 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Citigroup. Parth holds a BS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

Steven Ryu

Portfolio Manager/ Researcher

Steven is a portfolio manager/ researcher at SECOR, involved in the management of various derivative overlay portfolios, hedging strategy design and portfolio construction for clients. He has over 15 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Citigroup. Steven holds a BS and M.Eng, both in Operations Research from Cornell University.

Sawyer Sui, CFA

Portfolio Manager/ Researcher

Sawyer is a portfolio manager/ researcher at SECOR, responsible for quantitative strategy research and support. He has close to 10 years of investment management industry experience, including time at ACR Capital Research. Sawyer holds a BS in Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics and Computer Science from Purdue University and a MS in Mathematics in Finance from New York University.

Berk Torun

Quantitative Analyst

Berk is a quantitative analyst at SECOR, supporting the quantitative strategy research and performance & risk reporting. Prior to SECOR, he spent 4 years at Glovista Investments. Berk holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University in Turkey and a MS in Financial Engineering from New York University.

Tameeka Bailey

Compliance Officer

Tameeka is a compliance officer at SECOR, assisting the CCO with all aspects of compliance with a particular emphasis on regulatory filings and CFTC/NFA compliance including responsibility for regulatory surveillance. She has close to 10 years of investment management industry experience. Tameeka holds a BBA in Legal Studies in Business from Hofstra University and a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Sarah Colón

Staff Accountant

Sarah is the staff accountant at SECOR, responsible for US account reconciliation, invoice processing, and client fee tracking. She has over 10 years of investment management industry experience including time at M+W Group, Perry Ellis, and The Jones Group. She holds a BS from the State University of New York College at Oneonta and an AAS from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Ashley Daley

Office Assistant

Ashley is the office assistant at SECOR, assisting and supporting the New York Team in all day-to-day requirements including building facilities management, scheduling, and various administrative tasks. She has over 10 years of customer related management experience. Her experiences prior to joining SECOR include time at Union Square Hospitality Group, NBC, and Ernst & Young/CBRE.

Candice Fang

Software Developer

Candice is a software developer at SECOR, working on the development of web applications and tools, and working closely with the portfolio managers, traders, and operation users on the support of the business process. She holds an MS in Marketing Intelligence from Fordham University.

Rahul Jain

Operations Analyst

Rahul is an analyst at SECOR, responsible for supporting clients through treasury management, alternative asset, and trade oversight. He graduated from Rutgers with a double major in Finance and Business Analytics & Information Technology.

Tafadzwa Katiyo

Operations Manager

Tafadzwa Katiyo is an operations manager at SECOR, responsible for day-to-day trade support, position and cash reconciliation, cash and collateral for commingled funds and separate account portfolios. She has over 20 years of investment management industry experience. Prior to joining SECOR, Taf was an operations manager with CITCO Hedge Fund Services. She holds an MBA from Mercer University and a BS in Finance from the University of South Alabama.

Patrick Lopez

Implementation Manager

Patrick is a manager in the exposure management and implementation team at SECOR, responsible for management and implementation of client rebalancing recommendations. He has close to 15 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Barclays Capital. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame.

Chris Naimo

Quantitative Research Developer

Chris is a researcher/developer at SECOR, involved in risk analytics, machine learning, and systematic strategy research. His experiences prior to joining SECOR includes time as a contractor for Two Sigma. Chris holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University and is currently pursuing a MicroMasters in Finance from MITx.

Chris Savard

IT Director

Chris is a manager of information technology and infrastructure at SECOR, including cybersecurity and compliance-related responsibilities. He has over 15 years of investment management industry experience, including time at Mount Kellett Capital Management, Fortress Investment Group and SS&C GlobeOp. He holds a BA from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Carolyn Twist

Advisor

Carolyn is the operations and business advisor to SECOR’s London office. She has over 30 years of industry experience, including time at small and start-up businesses (as interim COO/CFO and fund director), Morgan Stanley, and Price Waterhouse Coopers. She holds a BSc in Chemistry from Exeter University UK. Carolyn is a qualified chartered accountant.

Verity Wakeford

Office Manager

Verity is the office manager at SECOR, assisting and supporting the London Team in all day-to-day requirements including building facilities management, invoice processing, client fee tracking, UK account reconciliation, and compliance administration. She has over 15 years of investment management industry Her experiences prior to joining SECOR experience including time at The Midland Bank, The United Bank of Kuwait, and Deutsche Bank AG.

Caesar Xu

Software Developer

Caesar is a software developer at SECOR, working closely with the portfolio managers and technology team on the development and support of trading and analysis tools. He holds a MS in Data Science from Fordham University.

Jason Allan, FIA

Head of UK Distribution

jallan@secor-am.com

Jason is the Head of UK Distribution at SECOR responsible for sales, third party evaluators and marketing. Jason has worked in UK pensions for over 20 years spending the first half as an investment consultant setting risk budgets, reviewing investment strategies, and researching managers (for Hewitts and KPMG). In the latter half, Jason has been managing clients and leading on sales covering public, private and ESG investments for State Street Global Advisors (Head of UK Pension Funds) and Allianz Global Investors (Business Development director). Jason holds a BSc in Actuarial Mathematics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and is a fully qualified actuary (since 2006).

Phil Redding

Advisor

Phil is an Advisor at SECOR based in London, with responsibilities in sales, third party evaluators and marketing. Prior to SECOR, Phil was Executive Director at Cardano and Head of Business Development EMEA at Aviva Investors. With over 45 years in the industry, Phil's background, in addition to the investment roles at Cardano, Aviva Investors and previously Credit Suisse, includes key pension roles in the DC world, at Zurich, CIS and as a pensions consultant at Hogg Robinson Benefit Consultants.

Founding Principals

Tony Kao

Ray Iwanowski

Senior Leadership

Tony Kao

Kam Chang

Scott Freemon, CFA

Matt Gillis

Pattie Hand

Dmitri Smolansky

Function Heads

Scott Carroll

Erik Davey

Dawn Drakeford

Pattie Hand

Eric Lok

Global Investment Research

Kam Chang

Erik Davey

Andrew Bang

Bo Brownlee, CFA

Philip DiDio

Florence Fong-Lopez, CFA

Ryan Gartin

Anoop Kumar, CFA

Peter Madden

Sam McKeown

Gino Reina, CFA

Edgar Sullivan, CFA

Angela Xu, CFA

Strategy, Risk & Analytics

Scott Freemon, CFA

Nick Allen, CFA

Sebastian Khandani

David Morton. FFA

Tom Stephens, CFA

Portfolio Solutions

Dmitri Smolansky

Dylan Nalbandian

Parth Purohit

Steven Ryu

Sawyer Sui, CFA

Berk Torun

Infrastructure, Finance & Compliance

Matt Gillis

Scott Carroll

Dawn Drakeford

Pattie Hand

Eric Lok

Tameeka Bailey

Sarah Colón

Ashley Daley

Candice Fang

Rahul Jain

Tafadzwa Katiyo

Patrick Lopez

Chris Naimo

Chris Savard

Carolyn Twist

Verity Wakeford

Caesar Xu

Business Development

Jason Allan, FIA

Phil Redding