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Martin Bednall, CFA

Martin Bednall, CFA

Mr. Bednall has worked in financial services for nearly 25 years in various roles across investment management, trading and custody operations with BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors and State Street. Mr Bednall has managed complex, multi-asset class transitions, integrated portfolio management businesses and was responsible for ETF product development at iShares. Mr. Bednall was responsible for the European iShares Product team at Blackrock. His team was responsible for the launch and management of all ETPs in Europe (including a suite of currency-hedged products).

Chris Braun

Chris Braun

Chris Braun is managing director and head of Foreign Exchange (FX) within the Fixed Income & Capital Markets business line at U.S. Bank. Based in New York City, he leads a team of FX marketers and spot, forward, and options traders. Under Braun's direction, Greenwich Associates named U.S. Bank the #1 fastest-growing FX business from 2014 to 2019. Prior to joining U.S. Bank, Braun led the national Middle Market team in the Corporate Derivatives Marketing group at J.P. Morgan. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from Miami University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Michael Even, CFA

Michael Even, CFA

Mike Even is an investment professional with over 35 years of industry experience in various roles and organizations. Most recently, Mike was the Chairman of Man Numeric Investors in Boston, overseeing investment teams running more than $500B in client assets. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, a Bachelor of Science degree in operations research from Cornell University and a master's degree in business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He serves on the investment committees of the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Management Board (PRIM).

William Fideli

William Fideli

Mr. Fideli is the Founder and President of William Fideli Investments ('WFI'), an opportunistic real estate investment firm focused on the acquisition and development of student housing. WFI has invested in over 4,000 student beds and 600 apartment units stretching from Maine to Texas. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, with concentrations in Finance and Sociology, and an M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College, Magna Cum Laude.

John Rohal

John Rohal

John Rohal joins the Lumint Advisory Board after retiring from Man Investments U.S.A. as Executive Chairman. Previously Managing Member of Makena Capital Management, an outsourced endowment management investment firm that was spun out of Stanford University. He served on the board of Capital Group's Emerging Markets Growth Fund. He holds a BS from West Virginia University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.

Damon Yuzon, CFA

Damon Yuzon, CFA

Damon has over 24 years of experience spanning distributed infrastructure, real estate and capital markets. He is a Principal at Equilibrium, focusing on the firm's water, waste and energy strategies. Equilibrium innovates and manages sustainability-driven real asset investment strategies and products for institutional investors. He holds an MS in Industrial Administration (MBA) from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University and a BS in Finance from the University of Oregon. CFA charterholder.