Barry Knapp
Barry Knapp is Managing Partner of Ironsides Macroeconomics, an independent provider of macroeconomic and public policy strategy. He is also a Senior Advisor to Macro Risk Advisors, a provider of value-added financial market intelligence. Knapp has more than 30 years of experience in the markets, both on the sell-side and buy-side. Previously, he served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Macro and Public Policy Strategy at Guggenheim Partners. Before that, he was Managing Director and Head of Thematic Strategies for BlackRock Fundamental Fixed Income. During his time at BlackRock, he helped manage ~$40bn in unconstrained fixed income funds which invests globally across asset classes, including government securities, corporate bonds, securitized products, currencies and equities. He also held senior leadership roles at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers.
Barry Knapp Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Partner
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Senior Managing Director and Head of Macroeconomic and Public Policy Research
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Managing Director
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Managing Director and Chief U.S. Equity Portfolio Strategist
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Managing Director
BARCLAYS
He served as Managing Director and Chief U.S. Equity Strategist at Barclays Capital. He was the face of Barclays in the U.S. with over 50 TV appearances annually.
He guest hosted top-ranked CNBC Squawk Box monthly, and was widely quoted in the financial press.
He conducted 250+ client meetings annually and was consistently in the Top 3 most-read Barclays research publications.
Most recently, he served as Managing Director in Principal Trading and Equity Derivatives at Lehman Brothers.
He ran a macro trading book across asset classes, and helped manage the equity division which was exceptionally profitable during the global financial crisis.
He also developed trading strategies including Fed policy related views utilizing yield curve trades during the crisis, credit spread widening across markets.
He wrote internal macro strategy notes, and spoke on morning calls for both equities and other products.
He was also a known proponent of utilizing index options to implement tactical asset allocation following the rapid growth of these strategies after the Crash of 87.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Knapp has been featured in financial media, and his insights are often sought after in discussions related to economic trends and market analysis.
He has appeared or been interviewed at Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, BNN Bloomberg, Fox Business, Business Insider, Barron's, and more.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.