Michael McCauley

Experience

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  United States Army

  May 1986 - Sept 2006

  Lieutenant Colonel / Aviator

  Responsible for effectively planning, organizing and properly executing all operational, logistical and tactical tasks resulting in successful mission accomplishment while focused on safeguarding the well-being of all personnel under my command

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  Fidelity Investments

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2002

  Senior Equity Trader
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  Pulse Trading, Inc

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

  President

  Responsible for all aspects of building and growing a progressive, innovative agency broker-dealer firm including all hiring/firing decisions of personnel, development of policies, plans and procedures, financial planning and budgeting, creating and extending client relationships, and engaging investment bankers on the sale of Pulse Trading

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  Pyramis Global Advisors - Fidelity Investments

  Nov 2005 - Aug 2014

  Head of Global Trading

  Responsible for creating and developing a robust and progressive equity trading operation to support a global investment platform servicing institutional clients, to include hiring/building a team, stringent risk management, trade cost analysis implementation, commission budgeting, evolving trading technology, investment operations and order settlement, and adherence to all compliance policies and regulatory requirements

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  Fidelity Investments

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  Global Head of Institutional Trading

  Responsible for regular engagement with the Board of Directors, trustees and senior executives at 120+ institutional clients on risk mitigation procedures, trading performance, cost impacts, due diligence meetings, regulatory and market structure changes

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  Clough Capital Partners L.P.

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

  Board of Trustees

  Lead Independent Trustee - Responsible for the proper execution of the Board’s fiduciary duty to represent the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and to avoid conflicts of interest. • Served as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee• Monitored various fund matters, including investment performance, risk management, custody of assets, and shareholder services• Acted as principal spokesperson for the Independent Trustees between meetings

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  William O'Neil Securities

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2020

  Chief Executive Officer

  William J. O'Neil pioneered and developed the use of historical precedent to analyze equities in tandem with fundamental and technical analysis. Drawing from these discoveries, he created the CAN SLIM® investment discipline, focusing on the trends and patterns of stocks as they became top performers or underachievers, then developed and deployed that methodology during many different market cycles with great success.