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Manager Management

Location:
Los Angeles, CA, 90045
Posted:
March 16, 2011

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GEORGE BENEDICT SONG, CFA, CAIA

**** ** ***** *** *** Angeles, CA 90045

310-***-**** ********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

APTIMARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Los Angeles, CA

CEO/Founder

****-*******

Launched/run a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds allocated to 10 underlying

emerging managers - currently in wind down.

Raise capital, source managers, conduct due diligence, negotiate terms,

construct/monitor portfolio, communicate to LP's.

Utilize quantitative and qualitative processes to assess sustainability of alpha

generation and to identify risk exposures.

PACIFIC ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Irvine, CA

Summer Associate

Summer 2008

Monitored existing hedge fund manager strategies through attribution/exposure

analysis of monthly position-level data.

Evaluated new investment opportunities with prospective hedge fund managers

through meetings, calls and onsite visits.

Produced internal research report on potential diversification benefits of CTA

strategies to PAAMCO portfolio.

HYBRID EXECUTION CAPITAL Pacific

President Palisades, CA

2006-2007

Managed $1MM of own capital in domestic long/short equity and options portfolio

primarily utilizing short-term momentum based trading strategies to capitalize on

intraday volatility, market inefficiencies and arbitrage opportunities.

EVOLUTION FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES Pacific

Equity Trading Prime Customer Palisades, CA

2003-2006

Managed proprietary short-term momentum equity trading account through firm's

trading platform, incorporating technical analysis and utilizing models structured

to capitalize on intraday price/volume volatility.

DATEK/HEARTLAND SECURITIES

New York, NY

Equity Trader

1995-2003

Developed and implemented short-term momentum trading strategies, consistently

placing in top 2% of the firm.

Contributed to the design/development of Watcher software trading platform and

pioneered after-hours trading strategies.

Led negotiations with senior management for firm-wide incentive-based commission

restructuring.

OPPENHEIMER & COMPANY

New York, NY

Private Wealth Manager

1994-1995

Managed portfolios for high net worth clients, evaluating investment opportunities

across firm research platform.

WERTHEIM SCHRODER

New York, NY

Assistant Private Wealth Manager

1992-1994

Established new client accounts through marketing of firm's equity research

products and new issue offerings.

THOMSON FINANCIAL

Newark, NJ

Research Analyst

1991-1992

Analyzed and tracked international mergers and acquisitions, producing quarterly

aggregate industry and trend reports.

EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PA

Master of Business Administration; Dual Major in

Finance/Management- Graduated with Honors 2007-2009

Wharton Investment Management Fund - Equity Research Analyst; Investment

Management Club - VP, Speaker Series

Teaching Assistant - Prof. Jeremy Siegel's Macroeconomics, Prof. Franklin Allen's

Corporate Finance

Finance Dept Indep Study co-author: A Black-Litterman Based Approach to Optimal

Fund of Hedge Fund Construction

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Science; Major in Business Management - Dean's List 1987-1991

Academic Integrity Board - Student Representative, Teaching Assistant - Oral

Communication

Member of Varsity Volleyball team, Sigma Chi Fraternity



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