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| Portfolio Management & Administration Team |
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Jay Compson
Principal & Portfolio Manager |
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Mr. Compson is the Portfolio Manager for the Funds and is responsible for manager selection and overall portfolio construction, allocation, and monitoring of the Fund's assets.
Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Compson was a Portfolio Manager and Partner at Abington Capital LP, a Boston-based hedge fund. He also spent several years in corporate risk management roles at two investment banks - Lehman Brothers and Tucker Anthony Sutro. Mr. Compson began his career as a mega-yacht insurance underwriter for the Chubb Group.
Mr. Compson received his BA degree from Franklin & Marshall College and his MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Stern School of Business. |
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Nathan Houser
Vice President, Portfolio Management |
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Mr. Houser is responsible for manager research and due diligence analytics. He also assists the portfolio manager with the day-to-day management of the Funds, including portfolio monitoring, risk measurement and operations.
Mr. Houser joined Absolute after serving as a Research Analyst for Shetland Investments, a Boston area family office, from 2000 to mid-2008. At Shetland he was responsible for sourcing and evaluating alternative investments including researching new strategies and allocation modeling.
Mr. Houser received his AB degree, magna cum laude, from Bowdoin College. |
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Anthony R. Bosch
Principal & General Counsel |
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Mr. Bosch oversees all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters for the firm.
Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Bosch served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for the Berger Financial Group, LLC. ("Berger Funds") He also spent several years as Associate Corporate Counsel for Federated Investors, Inc. ("Federated Funds") Mr. Bosch began his career at the Securities and Exchanges Commission ("SEC"), working for six years in the Divisions of Investment Management and Market Regulaion, initially as a Staff Attorney and later as Senior Counsel.
Mr. Bosch received his JD from the University of Toledo, College of Law, magna cum laude, in 1990. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Miami University in 1987. He has his Series 6, 26 and 63 securities registrations. |
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Neil Kristian
Vice President, Operations |
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Mr. Kristian manages the day to day operations of the Funds as well as the daily operations of Absolute Investment Advisers. He also manages the Sub-Adviser and fund administration relationships and is responsible for compliance monitoring and testing.
Prior to joining Absolute, Mr. Kristian served as Director of Operations at Abington Capital, a Boston-based hedge fund, for seven years. Prior roles include working on the Equity Trading desk at Lehman Brothers, institutional sales with Funds Distributors, and operations roles with the Boston Company and Scudder Service Corp.
Mr. Kristian received his BS Degree from Babson College. |
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