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EZRA ZASK -- UNIQUELY QUALIFIED

Hedge Fund and Fund of Fund Manager 
Investment Portfolio Manager
Risk Management 
Business Development 
​Securities Litigation Support
Global Bank Trading Manager
​Educator at Yale, Princeton, Fordham
Author of All About Hedge Funds

 AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE


ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
  • ​​Hedge Funds - Private Equity - VC
  • ​Liquid Alternative Investments
  • Hedge Fund Valuation
  • ​​Emerging Hedge Fund Support
​PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
  • Asset Allocation
  • Manager Selection
  • Due Diligence
  • Risk Management
  • Robo-Advisors​ ​
​SECURITIES ​​​LITIGATION SUPPORT​

​​PLANNING & ORGANIZATION
  • ​Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • ​Industry Trends
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Risk Management
FINANCIAL MARKETS & SECURITIES
  • Trading Strategies
  • Market Analysis
  • Securities and Derivatives
  • ​​Behavioral Finance​​
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cryptocurrency

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SELECTED CONSULTING PROJECTS​

Valuation of Hedge Funds and Complex Structured Products
Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Advisor
Evaluation of Due Diligence and Suitability of Madoff Investments
President of Hedge Fund and Fund of Funds
Comprehensive Policies and Procedures for Advisors and Brokers
Risk and suitability of MBS/CDOs for Pension Funds, Banks, Wealth Managers 
Portfolio Management      Asset Allocation, Due Diligence, Manager Selection, Risk Management
Forensic Analysis of Lehman and Bear Stearns Risk Management Systems 
20+ Securities Litigation Support -- Research, Reports Witness Preparation 

EZRA ZASK -- UNIQUELY QUALIFIED

  • President of Ezra Zask Research Advisors (EZRA) providing strategic research and consulting to hedge funds, consulting firms, investors, institutions and litigation support companies since 1991 
  • ​Founder of  Liquid Alternatives Investments, LLC, an Internet data and portfolio construction program combining alternative and traditional assets
  • Consultant in 20+ litigation involving hedge funds, Lehman and Bear Stearns bankruptcies, Madoff due diligence, MBS/CDO/CDS, policies and procedures, suitability, and hedge fund and securities valuation
  • Founder and President of Hedge Fund with $200 mm AUM currency and fixed income arbitrage 
  • President of SEC registered '40 Act Hedge Fund of Funds​
  • Global Trading Manager in large banks managing 50 traders worldwide, including all aspect of trading currencies, swaps and options ​
  • Fund Raising, Marketing and Business Development for own and third party hedge funds and fund of funds in U.S., Europe and Asia, from HNW and institutions 
  • Investment Portfolio Management including asset allocation, manager selection, due diligence, risk management and alternative investments​ for HNW and institutions ​
  • ​Executive in M&A firm focused on alternative investment companies and asset managers ​
  • ​​​​Instructor at Princeton, Yale, Rensselaer, Carnegie Mellon and Fordham graduate business schools ​​
  • Speaker at numerous investment industry events
  • Extensive writing including best-selling All About Hedge Funds, Second Edition,  (McGraw Hill: 2013)
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 EZRA THOUGHT LEADERSHIP​

                      RESEARCH PAPERS

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STRATEGIC RESEARCH IS A PROCESS

  • Identify the problems or goals
  • Ask the appropriate questions
  • Develop effective methodology
  • Analyze, interpret and communicate your research findings
  • Integrate the research findings into your decision-making

​ WE COMPLEMENT YOUR IN-HOUSE RESEARCH


​Assist your research at any stage of the process.

Conduct and manage projects.

Add value to strategic decision-making.

Help organize, analyze and interpret research.

Present research in a USABLE and CLEAR format.

Assist in the implementation and subsequent reviews of the recommendations.

Benefits of Research Outsourcing with EZRA​


​In today's fast-paced and ever-changing financial environment, the role of research is increasingly important to the survival and growth of most companies.  EZRA provides timely and actionable research in key functions based decades of experience as hands-on practitioner, academic and Consultant. The result is expert analysis that is thorough, timely and cost-effective. 

​Benefits of outsourcing ​​The increasingly technical and rapidly changing  nature of much of today's research lends itself to an outsourcing model.  Outsourcing provides a number of advantages, including:
Cost-Effective Alternative to Hire
Hire for Specific Duration
Avoid Adding Staff
Provide Fresh Perspective
Provide Needed Expertise