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Expert has been working on Wall Street for more than twenty years in various capacities, including investment management, institutional brokerage, insurance, hedge fund private equity fund and mutual fund product development, marketing and distribution. He is Managing Director of a firm that provides strategic advice and counsel along with fund governance services to the investment management industry. He serves as a director to both on-shore and off-shore investment vehicles and is a registered director under the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 of the Cayman Islands. Expert has worked at firms including Apex Funds Services, Morgan Stanley, Cantor Fitzgerald and Orbitex Financial Services Group. He is the Co-Founder of the Investment Management Due Diligence Association, an independent educational organization focused on setting best practices for both operational and investment management due diligence around the globe. He is a Co-Founder of Operations for Alternatives an event series focused on the convergence of the investment management industry. He is also FINRA Registered Neutral Arbitrator.

Expert is an accomplished writer specializing in finance, has written extensively about the investment management industry and is the author of nine books including: The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management “First Edition” (Wiley 2007), “Second Edition” (Wiley 2012), Getting Started in Hedge Funds “First Edition” (Wiley 2000), “Second Edition” (Wiley 2005) and “Third Edition” (Wiley 2010), The Long and Short of Hedge Fund (Wiley 2008) and Essential Stock Picking Strategies (Wiley 2002), which was named by Barron’s as one of the ten best investment books of the year. He is also the author of Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the land of Bulls and Bears (Wiley 2004). His articles have appeared in The New York Post, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe as well as various trade publications around the world.

Expert graduated from Clark University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1993. While at Clark he was a Clark Writing Fellow and Editor in Chief of the campus newspaper. He was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts and is a graduate of the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees, is a member of the Executive committee and Chairs the Audit committee.

Expert is a former trustee of The Jewish Board of Family and Children Services in New York City and a past president of Jewish Big Brothers and Sisters.

Prior to moving to Florida in June of 2014, he was an active member of the Fanwood Rescue Squad, which provides volunteer Emergency Medical Services to Fanwood and the surrounding communities in Union County New Jersey. He is a State of New Jersey Certified Emergency Medical Technician.