Michael O'Hara, CFA

Experience

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  The Boston Company Asset Management

  Mar 1994 - Mar 2002

  Vice President and Portfolio Manager

  -Head of structured products responsible for the trading and management of over $2 billion in mortgage and asset backed securities on an active, total return platform.-Member of the fixed income strategy committee responsible for the construction of all of the firm's interest rate hedging and credit trading activities.Principal daily liaison with the investment banking community and other counterparties.

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  State Street Global Advisors

  Mar 2002 - Dec 2007

  Managing Director

  -Head of active global fixed income. Policy, asset allocation and alpha generation within global bond markets. Absolute and benchmark based strategies spanning rates, mortgages, structured products, investment grade and high yield credit. Oversight of staff in both Boston and London. - Architect of a multi asset class structured credit business. Over $8 billion managed via cash and synthetic collateralized debt obligations. -Marketing and business development for active fixed income globally: Identifying strategic demand for new or existing products, developing and maintaining relationships with institutional investors and investment banks worldwide. Show less

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  Quandary Advisors, LLC

  Feb 2009 - now

  Principal

  Investment Management, Advisory, Private Equity.