Michael G. Knox, CFA, President, 20 Years Experience Mike co-founded Xtract Research LLC in 2005 and oversees all research and consulting activities. Prior to founding Xtract Research , he was a founding partner and portfolio manager with Hamilton Investment Management LLC where he oversaw the Convertible Arbitrage, Credit and Special Situations strategies. He held the same roles at Hamilton's predecessor, Hamilton Partners Limited and was with the combined firms for 7 years. Prior to joining Hamilton, he was a Portfolio Manager with Morgan Stanley Advisors (previously Dean Witter InterCapital) where he managed one of the largest Convertible mutual funds in the country as well as co-managed the firm's Equity Income fund. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he was a high yield and convertible Portfolio Manager for Eagle Asset Management and a trader/analyst for Eagle's sister company, Heritage Asset Management. Mike has a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, a MBA from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |