Michael is Chief Investment Officer at Capital Innovations, LLC and founded the firm in 2007. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s quantitative and qualitative investment process, including strategic direction of the firm. As a quantitative economist, he is recognized for his ...more

Michael is Chief Investment Officer at Capital Innovations, LLC and founded the firm in 2007. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s quantitative and qualitative investment process, including strategic direction of the firm. As a quantitative economist, he is recognized for his expertise, he is frequently asked to speak on topics such as quantitative finance, investment policy, portfolio management, and the risk characteristics of Real Asset investing. He is a regular contributor to Bloomberg’s Market Sense program and Money Moves with Deirdre Bolton. Michael has published widely on international economic and finance topics and is author of the Handbook of Infrastructure Investing. (recommended by the CFA Institute and best seller) A professor at EDHEC University teaching Real Asset Investing and remains one of the world’s most provocative, respected financial analysts in the last 25 years. His funds and separate account strategies have won numerous awards for performance in the real assets category. His current research focuses on empirical issues in investment management and corporate governance. His academic work has been published in top academic journals such as the CFA Institute, EDHEC Risk Institute and leading think tanks like the Inter American Dialogue. His research has been published by some of the leading industry trade journals: Institutional Investor Journal, Investments and Pensions Europe (IPE), Infrastructure Journal, Pensions and Investments Publications, and Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA). His research has also been covered in major newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times and The Globe and Mail. Private Asset Management Magazine named Capital Innovations as one of the “Best Money Managers for Long-Term Performance"less