http://www.researchconnect.com/research_firm/firm_301.aspHere's their own site:
http://www.medleyadvisors.com/visitors/visitors/whoweare.htmlSr management looks well connected to the Steet and DC Here's a few:
Richard Medley
Richard Medley, Founder and Advisor of Medley Global Advisors LLC, held a variety of high-profile positions in academia, on Wall Street and on Capitol Hill before founding the firm in 1997. He was a managing director and the chief political advisor at Soros Fund Management and also served as associate director of the Yale University Center for International Finance from 1995 to 1998. In the early 1980s, Dr. Medley was the chief economist for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and Chief Economist for the Senate Democratic Leadership. He has taught at the Yale University School of Management, and is a featured speaker and panelist at numerous international conferences. Dr. Medley has a B.A. from Ohio State University and Ph.D., M. Phil., and M.A. degrees in political science with a focus on economics from Yale University.
Sassan Ghahramani
Sassan Ghahramani, MGA's President and CEO, joined Medley Global Advisors LLC with twelve years of experience in international financial markets. Prior to MGA, he traded and managed foreign exchange risk for Lehman Brothers, AIG, the Union Bank of Switzerland, and Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). In addition to trading, he advised clients on market and policy drivers of investment decisions. Mr. Ghahramani was born in Iran and raised in a diplomatic family in Canada, Russia, and Spain before moving to the United States in 1979. He holds a B.A. in International Relations from Brown University and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, and completed additional studies at Harvard University and the University of Madrid.
Robert Johnston
Robert Johnston, head of MGA Equities Research, worked most recently with UBS Warburg Energy, where he was director of market analysis supporting energy derivatives trading. Previous to this position, Dr. Johnston was director of market analysis for Enron Wholesale Services, directing an analysis unit providing market intelligence for a range of trading and origination groups including crude oil & refined products, FX & interest rates, equities & distressed debt, metals, lumber, and soft commodities. Dr. Johnston also directed political risk assessment for ArmorGroup, a major multinational corporate security and risk management provider and worked as an independent consultant in both the oil and precious metals sectors. Dr. Johnston is widely published in academic and trade publications and holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the American University's School of International Service, an M.A. in Political Science from McMaster University, and is a graduate of Bishop's University.
Tracey Bennett
Tracey Bennett, head of macro client relations, brings over twenty years of experience in global exchange traded derivatives (ETD) markets to Medley Global Advisors LLC. Prior to MGA, Mrs. Bennett was a senior manager at both UBS Warburg and Bank of America. She started her career at Bank of America in money market trading before moving to ETD at the opening of the LIFFE exchange. After running their floor operation for several years, she moved to off-floor ETD sales, providing both macro- and technically-based strategies to a wide variety of clients. She managed that desk before being promoted to head Bank of America’s European ETD division. In 1998 she moved to UBS Warburg in London and was subsequently transferred to the United States as an executive director to establish and manage the North American ETD sales desk, dealing with institutional clients.