AVR ASSET MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Research
- Director of Research and Investment Strategy
Michael O'Brien is the Director of Research and Investment Strategy for the AVR team. Prior to joining AVR in the spring of 2016, Mr. O'Brien was a portfolio manager at OMT Capital Management running their Select Growth Strategy and a long/short equity hedge fund. The Select Growth Strategy was a concentrated, long-only, small cap fund focused primarily on investments in the technology, healthcare and consumer verticals. From 2000 to 2008, he worked as a Director for Thomas Weisel Partners investment bank in institutional sales specializing in helping to provide financing for emerging small cap companies. Mr. O'Brien received his BA from Ohio University and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of San Francisco. Outside of the office, he can be found spending time with his wife and two young boys as well as helping to raise money for underprivileged youth throughout the Bay Area through The Guardsmen.
Job Titles:
- Director of Global Equities and Compliance
Mr. Strauch has been with AVR Family of Funds since 2004. In addition to trading responsibilities, his primary role is Director of Global Equities and Compliance. Mr. Strauch has been in the investment industry since 1999. Prior to joining AVR, he was the founder and portfolio manager of Aptos Capital Management, a private investment fund based in San Francisco. Prior to his work in the investment industry, Mr. Strauch worked for seven years as an attorney at the law firm of Downey Brand in Sacramento, California, where he specialized in litigation, including complex securities and commercial litigation. Mr. Strauch earned his law degree from Santa Clara University where he graduated summa cum laude and has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Southern California. Mr. Strauch has served on the Board of Directors of Diogenes Youth Services in Sacramento, California.