Chicago Hedge Fund Chapter: Board of Directors
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Bradley H. Bailey CFO & COO Central Square Management LLC

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Mr. Bailey began his career in 1990 with Coulson Oil Company, Inc. (“Coulson”) in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1997, Mr. Bailey was appointed Controller of Coulson’s retail subsidiaries and served in that capacity until 2000. In 2000, Mr. Bailey moved to the Chicago area to serve as Controller of Samaritan Asset Management Services, Inc. (“Samaritan”). Samaritan served as the investment manager for four U.S. and two non-U.S. private investment funds. Mr. Bailey was appointed to the offices of Treasurer/Secretary of Samaritan in 2001. Mr. Bailey left Samaritan in 2004 and joined CMT Asset Management Limited (“CMT”) as Manager of International Operations. Mr. Bailey was appointed Chief Financial Officer of CMT in 2006. CMT served as the investment manager for multiple U.S. and non-U.S. private investment funds and fund-of-funds products. In August of 2011, Mr. Bailey left CMT and joined Central Square Management LLC as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bailey has over 21 years of accounting experience, with 11 of those years in the financial services industry. Mr. Bailey graduated in 1990 from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting. Mr. Bailey received a Master of Science in financial markets in May 2007 from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Bailey also serves on the Board of Directors of the Missionary Furlough Homes Foundation, Wheaton, Illinois.
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Bruce Beerbower CFO Talon Asset Management |
Bruce Beerbower is the Chief Financial Officer of Talon Asset Management located in Chicago, Illinois, a manager of separately managed accounts, hedge funds and private equity partnerships. Talon’s wealth management business was recently acquired by BNY Mellon. Bruce began his career in 1990 as a C.P.A. for Arthur Andersen working with financial services clients in finance, banking, and asset management. In 1995, he joined WMS Industries as a Finance Manager in charge of financial reporting and worked on equity transactions, including the initial public offerings of Midway Games and WHG Resorts & Casinos and the acquisition of Atari Games. In 1998, Bruce joined Spyglass as Manager of Investor Relations, where he was responsible for the company’s communications with investors and equity research analysts and assisted with acquisition analyses. Prior to joining Talon, Mr. Beerbower spent three years as Chief Financial Officer for Kettle Partners, an early-stage venture capital investment company, overseeing the company’s operations, finances and investor reporting and assisting with investment and portfolio company analyses. Bruce received his M.B.A. in Finance in 1990 and his B.S. in Accounting in 1989 from Indiana University.
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John R. Gordon, III Principal & CFO Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners  |
John R. Gordon, III, CFA, CPA, Principal and Chief Financial Officer, joined the Investment Manager in January 2006 and is responsible for accounting, tax, reporting and operations functions. From 2004 through 2005, Mr. Gordon was the Chief Financial Officer at Severn River Capital Management LLC and, prior to Severn River, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Compass Asset Management, L.L.C.from 1998 to 2004. While at both Severn River and Compass, Mr. Gordon was responsible for financial,tax and regulatory reporting as well as managing accounting and operations matters in pre-launch, launch and ongoing phases. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Gordon was Vice President and Controller at Griffin, Kubik,Stephens & Thompson Inc. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Gordon was a Senior in the Financial Services, Audit and Financial Consulting group at Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Gordon served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1984 to 1988 and received an honorable discharge. Mr. Gordon earned an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago (with honors) after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. in Accounting. Mr. Gordon is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.
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Harlan Moeckler CFO & Director TradeLink LLC

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For four years prior to TradeLink, Harlan developed product and marketed Fund Administration, Custody and Risk Solutions to Fund managers and institutional investors at State Street Corp in their New York office. Harlan held derivative management, brokerage and operations management positions for several top tier firms including JP Morgan, Bankers Trust (Deutsche Bank) Lehman Brothers and CS First Boston in Chicago and New York for 19 years prior, and started his career in public accounting with Arthur Young and Company in Milwaukee. Harlan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is registered as a Principal with the National Futures Association (NFA) and FINRA. He graduated with a BBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with majors in Accounting and Finance. Harlan lives in Riverwoods, IL with his wife and four children.
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