Manu Daftary

He began his investment management career at the University of Southern California in 1985^[4] where he was Assistant Treasurer of Investments.^[1] In 1988, he joined Geewax, Terker & Company as a portfolio manager in 1988, where he co-managed the firm's institutional accounts and managed equity short selling for the firm's hedge fund assets.^[1] While at GT&C, he designed an option overlay program for its institutional accounts.^[1] He then worked at Hellman, Jordan Investment Management Company as a senior vice-president/portfolio manager, and had lead responsibility for $500 million in institutional assets.^[1] There, he also participated in the management of $150 million in hedge fund assets.^[1] Daftary started his own investment firm in 1996,^[4] DG Capital Management, of which he is president and CEO^[1]

Daftary has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Mumbai, India.^[1] He is also a graduate of California State University, Long Beach.,^[4] where he received both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration.^[1] He is a holder of the chartered financial analyst credential.