Chris Hofmann

Director of Investments

2023 - Current

Partner

2022 - 2023

Senior Associate

2015 - 2022

Senior Investment Analyst

2012 - 2014

Part of a small team managing ~$3B of risky assets which are invested in equity managers, hedge funds, and private equity styled funds (Real Estate, Private Credit, Infrastructure, etc.). I source and due diligence managers across all the above mentioned asset classes as well as create tools in excel to monitor our current exposures and the macro environment.

Analyst

2011 - 2012

Attalus Capital had two Fund of Fund products - a Multi-Strategy product and an Equity Long/Short product. My main responsibilities included portfolio construction and risk management as well as assisting in Hedge Fund due diligence. I built various portfolio management and risk analysis tools in both Excel and MatLab to help the team focus their due diligence on appropriate managers and size positions properly. I also monitored performance and exposures. Finally, I sourced several hedge funds, mainly on the ELS side, and performed due diligenced on the managers, one of whom we invested in and has consistently outperformed its benchmark over the past three years since investment.

Assistant Trader

2010 - 2011

Assisted traders on the Fixed Income ETF desk in market and product research. Designed and maintained real-time pricing models for Bonds and ETFs. Developed tools for risk management and hedging the delta, vega, gamma, etc. Trained in options, ETF, and bond trading

Information Technology Consultant

2008 - 2009

When I came in contact with Arlen, they needed assistance editing and redesigning software written in Visual Basic. While I had programming experience, I was unfamiliar with the language at hand. I taught myself Visual Basic and completely re-built the software they needed, continually updating Arlen with my progress and adding in new functionality as requested. Separately, I also optimized their client database to account for a new fee structure and improve reports.

Marketing & Competitive Intelligence Intern

2008 - 2008

Assisted Vice President of Market Research in market analysis and data aggregation. Developed annual Research Roundtable Defined Benefit Pension presentation. Conducted research on 130/30 and LDI investing

Wealth Management Intern

2007 - 2007

Assisted Vice President of Wealth Management in investment research and helped put together portfolios for new clients.