Christian Olesen is the founder and portfolio manager of the fund. Prior to starting the fund, he was an analyst/trader at hedge fund Xaraf Management in Greenwich, CT, which was a sub-advisor to Paloma Partners, a multi-strategy hedge fund with approx. $2 billion under management at the time. At Xaraf, he performed fundamental research on companies as well as some trading responsibilities. Xaraf invested in various financial instruments across the capital structure, including equity and credit instruments. Previously, he was a Senior Research Associate at DebtTraders Group, a broker-dealer in New York, NY focusing on distressed and high yield bonds. He started his career as an analyst at financial advisory firm Stern Stewart & Co. in New York, NY, which is best known for the EVA™ (Economic Value Added) concept. Christian grew up in Denmark and moved to the U.S. in 1998 when he transferred to The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.S. with concentrations in Finance and Accounting in 2000. He received the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation in 2004.