Amy Jo Gottfurcht

Chief Executive Officer

Principal

• Responsible for the overall strategic growth of the firm and for product development
• 33 years of experience in management
• Oversight of sales and marketing efforts and compliance, focusing on evaluating changes in risk control and parameters for existing products
• Management of business operations and firm infrastructure
• BS, Finance, magna cum laude, Arizona State University

John D. Gottfurcht

Managing Principal

• Co-founded SSI in 1973, pioneering market neutral investment strategies
• 45 years of experience in portfolio management
• Portfolio Manager of Tactical Alpha Hedge Strategies
• Chairman of SSI's Investment Policy Committee
• Creator of SSI's Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model and Chairman of the TAA Committee

George M. Douglas, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Principal

• Lead Portfolio Manager of the Hedged Convertible strategies, and oversees SSI‘s qualitative and quantitative research process
• 36 years of experience in quantitative equity research and portfolio management
• Prior to joining SSI, George was Director of Quantitative Equity Investments at CS First Boston Asset Management
• Named to Institutional Investor's "All American Research Team" four times
• MBA, Finance; MS, Statistics; BS, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin

Steven M. Delarosa, CFA

Managing Director

Chief Marketing Officer

• Responsible for developing and maintaining SSI’s institutional client relationships with corporations, public funds, foundations/endowments, and investment consultants
• 24 years of financial industry experience
• Prior to joining SSI, Steven served as Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer of Pyxis AIS, a subsidiary of Highland Capital Management, L.P., and worked for 11 years with Western Asset Management Company in Pasadena where he held three executive level positions in client service and marketing
• MBA, Investment Finance; BS, Investment Finance and Marketing, University of Southern California

Syed Mehdi, CPA

Managing Director

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Compliance Officer

• Responsible for operations and compliance
• 22 years of experience in accounting and finance
• Prior to joining SSI, Syed worked with the accounting firms of BDO Seidman, LLP and Deloitte & Touche, LLP
• BS, Accounting, University of Southern California

Thomas Ye

Director, Information Technology

• Responsible for information systems, including network security, IT infrastructure and proprietary systems
• 13 years of IT experience; 8 of which has been with investment firms
• Prior to Joining SSI, Thom was the IT Infrastructure Manager at Dimensional Fund Advisors
• BS, Information Technology, American Continental University