Michael Ding, CFA, CPA - Director, Research Mr. Ding brings over 17 years of financial market experience to his role at Altegris. Mr. Ding was previously Vice President, Economic Research and Investment Management, for Abria Alternative Investments, Inc. in Toronto, Canada, where he worked since June of 2003. Prior to this, he was a Senior Investment Analyst in Alternative Investments for the National Bank of Canada, and a Hedge Fund Research Analyst for the Northern Trust Company, in addition to holding several financial analyst roles. Mr. Ding, as Director of Hedge Fund Research, is responsible for perfoming ongoing monitoring of the existing Altegris platform of investment products and managers, as well as sourcing and reviewing hedge funds for addition to the Altegris platform. Mr. Ding graduated from McGill University with a Master of Business Administration Degree in Finance. He previously graduated from The Maritime University of China with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics. Mr. Ding is a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois), a Certified General Accountant (Ontario, Canada), a CFA Charter Holder and a Registered Advisory Representative with the Ontario Security Commission. |