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Experience
The
LEIA team is unique, with over 20+ years of experience managing fund of funds
portfolios and working directly with emerging managers. With aggregate market
experience of 150 years, each of our team members are experts in the various
disciplines of running a fund of funds, ranging from investment research,
investment operations, portfolio management, compliance, client services,
administration and business planning/development.
People
Sound
processes and policies are important if not crucial ingredients for success.
In the final analysis, however, great organizations are successful because of
their people.
Please meet the LEIA team:
CLAYTON C. JUE, CFA
President and
Chief Executive Officer
- 24 years of institutional
financial experience
- Northern Trust Global
Advisors, Executive Vice President, Managing Director of the Emerging
and Minority-Owned Manager Practice, a member of the Northern Trust
Investment Committee, and Hedge Fund Investment Committee. Under his
stewardship, Northern Trust’s Emerging and Minority-Owned Manager
Practice grew from $1.5 billion to $3 billion in assets in three years
- Progress Investment
Management Company, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer. During his
12-year tenure, he developed multiple manager programs across a variety
of product categories, including domestic and international equity,
fixed income, private equity, and a fund of hedge funds. During his
tenure, assets under management grew from $45 million to $4.5 billion
- Callan Associates, consultant
- San Francisco State
University, M.B.A. in Finance and Investments
- University of California,
Berkeley, Double B.A.
- CFA Charterholder, member of
the CFA Institute, and the San Francisco Security Analysts' Society
CHRIS W. FONG, CFA
Executive Director
- 23 years of institutional financial experience
- Northern Trust Global Advisors, Vice President of
Research. Responsible for developing fund structures, executing manager
due diligence, and manager database research
- Progress Investment Management Company, Senior Vice
President and Deputy Chief Investment Officer 1993 to 2002. Developed
methodology and systems for program management, optimization, risk
modelling, manager monitoring and attribution. Responsible for manager
evaluation and due diligence
- Callan Associates, where he held management positions
in product development, asset-liability consulting, investment research
and manager research
- University of California, Berkeley, M.B.A. in Finance
and Investments
- University of California, Berkeley, M.S. in
Engineering
- University of California, Berkeley, B.S. in
Engineering
- CFA Charterholder, member of the CFA Institute, and
the San Francisco Security Analysts' Society
PETER W. CHEUNG, CFA
Managing Director
- 35 years of Investment and Endowment management
- Amervest Company, Inc., Founder. This firm managed
fixed income assets in excess
of $500 million
- University of Southern California, Treasurer
- Global exposure as an adviser to larger endowments on
several private equity
investments in the Greater China region
- Awarded with Honorary Doctoral Degree by the Moscow
State Academy of
Instrument Engineering and Computer Sciences
- University of Southern California, M.B.A in Finance
- University of Hawaii, B.S. in Business Statistics
- CFA Charterholder and has passed the Certified
Management Accountant program
and NASD Series 7, 24, 53 and 63 exams
RICK A. YAMAMOTO
Senior
Advisor
- 32 years of institutional financial experience
- Citrus College Adjunct Faculty - Investments
- Amicus Investment Management Co., Chief Investment
Officer
- Mosaic Alliance, Strategist for US and International
non-profit organizations, Co-author of The Uprising Experience
- Progress Investment Management Co., Managing
Director. Responsible for client relationships and marketing,
research and product development and sub-manager due diligence
- Southern California Edison Company, Manager of
Investments. Responsible for the $4 billion employee benefit assets and
Pension Fund. Under his direction, performance moved from fourth
quartile to first quartile. He established in-house US and
international equity management totaling 10% of the fund
- American University MBA, Finance
- Oregon State University BS, General Science
- Azusa Pacific University Doctoral Student,
Educational Leadership
MICHAEL L. LUCAS
Managing Director of
Business Development
- 27 years of institutional
financial experience.
- Northern Trust Global
Investments, Vice President of Institutional Sales. Responsible for
developing business opportunities for emerging and minority-owned
manager programs, and selling a range of passive and actively managed
equity and fixed income investment products
- TEKchand LLC, Director of
Business Development and Chief Operating Officer. Responsible for client
and partnership development, and the securing of venture capital
- Trias Capital Management,
Co-founder and President. Trias Capital Management, an entrepreneurial
fixed income investment advisor recognized as one of the Top Ten Fastest
Growing Investment Managers by Pensions & Investments in 1993
- Wedgewood Capital Management,
Portfolio Manager of The Atlanta Growth Fund, a NASDAQ-listed mutual fund.
Also marketed the firm’s fixed income management investment capabilities
to institutional investors
- Mellon Bank, marketer for the
fixed income securities to institutional clients domestically and
internationally
- Cornell University, B.S. in
Economics
DANI J. MCLEOD
Director of Client
Services
- 31 years of institutional financial experience
- Northern Trust Global Advisors, Senior Vice
President. Specialized in developing manager programs, and managed
client service and administrative activities for the Emerging and
Minority-Owned Manager Program. She was also responsible for training
junior analysts. Joined acquired firm, RCB Trust Company, in December,
1985
- CityTrust Bank, Operations and Marketing
- Sacred Heart University, B.S. in Finance
SUSAN M. WILLIAMSEN
Vice President and
Chief Compliance Officer
- 19 years of institutional financial experience
- Progress Investment Management Company, Assistant
Vice President. Oversaw fund administration, back office operations, and
sub-manager compliance. Managed all aspects of investment operations,
including investment accounting, performance calculation, rebalancing
implementation, transition management, and sub-manager contracts and
compliance. Successfully managed the implementation and maintenance of Progress’
private equity, fund accounting system, and managed the annual audit
process of Progress’ commingled fund offerings
- Cole Financial Group, managed administration for a
woman-owned, high-net worth investment advisor that specialized in
large-cap growth portfolios. In addition to her public equity work, she
also performed significant work on partnership accounting relating to
private equity, real estate partnerships, and oil and gas funds
- Washington State University, B.A.
VICKY W. LAU, CFA
Chief Financial
Officer and Sr. Research Analyst
- 11 years of institutional financial experience
- Progress Investment Management, Research Analyst and
Finance Manager. As Research Analyst, evaluated manager portfolio
performance and attribution, investment processes, organizational
structures, investment styles, risk controls, and alpha drivers. As
Finance Manager, supervised accounting and finance functions including
budgeting, forecasting and reviewed consolidated financial statements
- Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Management, Assistant
Controller
- Bank of America, Senior Customer Service
Representative
- San Francisco State University, M.B.A. in Finance
- San Francisco State University, B.S. degrees
in Accounting and Finance
- CFA Charterholder, member of the CFA Institute, and
the San Francisco Security Analysts' Society
A. HENRY LU
Assistant Vice
President and Sr. Research Analyst
- 21 years of institutional financial experience
- Progress Investment Management, senior investment
analyst. Evaluated investment strategies and processes, fund
allocations, fund reporting, performance attribution and risk controls,
attended manager interviews, and was responsible for presentations and
development of requests for proposals. Performed quantitative analysis,
manager monitoring, performance measurement and evaluation, portfolio
analytics, risk analysis, and special research projects. Member of the
Investment Committee, where he oversaw two research analysts
- Callan Associates, Investment Analyst. Responsible
for style analysis, conducted asset allocation studies, asset/liability
studies, performance measurement studies and evaluation. Also trained
junior analysts
- Gonzaga University, B.S. in Mathematics and Computer
Science
JANE M. ARROZAL
Executive Assistant
- 3 years of
industry experience
- 6 years of
marketing experience
- Newman-Stein-Friedman,
San Francisco California, Market Research
- QuickInfo
Incorporated, five years of Information Technology Sales and Marketing
- University
of the City of Manila (PLM), B.S. Business Administration, major in
Marketing
- Keller
Graduate School of Management, San Francisco, MBA Candidate
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DOUG F. HUTCHINSON
Fixed Income
Investment Officer
- 7 years of
industry experience
- 7 years of
account management experience
- Amervest
Company Inc, Fixed Income Investment Officer
- University
of California, Santa Barbara, B.S. in Business Economics
- CFA
Program, Level II Candidate
MATTHEW
C. DE MASS
Portfolio
Administrator
- 3 years
of industry experience
- 3 years
of account management experience
- DataBase
Marketing Group, Santa Ana California, Junior Account Manager
- Amervest
Company Inc., Executive Assistant/Portfolio Administrator
- California State University, San Bernandino, B.S.
degrees in Finance and Real Estate
- Masagung Graduate School of Management, University of
San Francisco, MBA Candidate
- Loyola Marymount University Graduate School of
Management, Los Angeles, MBA Candidate
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