Paul E. Dean, Chairman
Mr. Dean graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1966 with a B.S degree in Industrial Engineering and earned a MBA from Harvard University in 1968. He has been involved in researching, developing and implementing futures trading strategies and programs based on trend-timing trading philosophy since 1974. Mr. Dean was the partner of the late Richard D. Donchian, one of the first advocates of the diversified trend-following approach to managed futures. He co-founded NorthCoast Asset Management in 1988.
pdean@northcoastam.com

Daniel J. Kraninger, President
Previously Mr. Kraninger was Senior Vice President of GE Private Asset Management (GEPAM) a $2.5 billion money management subsidiary of GE Capital. His responsibility at GEPAM was directing their Private Client Group — a team that advised and managed money for over 1,500 high-net worth clients. Prior to GE, he served as Senior Vice President of O'Shaughnessy Capital Management (OCM), a $1 billion Greenwich investment adviser and mutual fund manager that he helped establish in 1996 with founder, Jim O'Shaughnessy. Before OCM, Mr. Kraninger worked at Merrill Lynch as a member of the 1994 JET Program and he is a graduate of Villanova University in Philadelphia.
dkraninger@northcoastam.com

Frank Ingarra, Jr, EVP
Previously, Mr. Ingarra was Co-Portfolio Manager and Head Trader of the entire family of quantitatively managed Hennessy Funds totaling $900 million in assets. Prior to Hennessy, he served as Head Trader of O’Shaughnessy Capital Management (OCM), a $1 billion Greenwich investment advisor and mutual fund manager. Frank was awarded an MBA from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minor Business from Villanova University.
fingarra@northcoastam.com

Brentin C. Elam, EVP, Research
Mr. Elam graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1969 with a B.S. degree in Science. Mr. Elam has traded futures professionally since 1970, using and writing computer programs for trading portfolios. He was a founding director of the National Association of Futures Trading Advisors and has served on the National Futures Association’s CTA/CPO Advisory Committee and the NFA’s Business Conduct Committee, Eastern Region.
belam@northcoastam.com

John M. Wildern, EVP, Sales
Mr. Wildern began his career in the securities industry in 1999 with UBS PaineWebber. In 2001, Mr. Wildern joined Fidelity Investments as a Financial Advisor and enjoyed a productive seven years. Upon his departure, he was a Vice President within the high net worth Private Access group, where he managed a $700 million portfolio of both individual and institutional client assets. Mr. Wildern holds a B.S. in Economics from Hillsdale College and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
jwildern@northcoastam.com

Mark C. Dean, Vice President of Operations
Mr. Dean graduated from Emory University in 1993 with a degree in Economics. After two years working in sports agency and marketing, he came to NorthCoast Asset Management and has since headed operations.
mdean@northcoastam.com