Chris Versace
Chris Versace, widely referred to as the Thematic Investor, is the Chief Investment Officer and Thematic Strategist at Tematica Research, a leader in thematically-driven equity research, economic commentary, and investing strategies. His proprietary thematic investing framework leverages economic, demographic, psychographic and technology landscapes to identify pronounced, multi-year structural changes. Chris has over 30 years of cross-industry experience. At the start of his career, he spent 13 years in the equity research departments of Salomon Brothers; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Friedman Billings Ramsey. He is the author and Lead Portfolio Manager of TheStreet Pro Portfolio, formerly Action Alerts PLUS,, and Contributor to Real Money Pro. He is also a weekly contributor to The Washington Times and a weekly guest on America's Morning News, where he discusses the stock market, the economy and more.
Chris Versace Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Investment Officer and Thematic Strategist
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Lead Portfolio Manager of Action Alerts Plus and Contributor of Real Money Pro
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Contributor
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Contributor
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Senior Vice President, FBR
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Research Associate
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.S., B.A., Mathematics and Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chief Investment Strategist and Thematic Strategist, Tematica Research
He is the Editor-in-Chief of Tematica Investing and Tematica Pro, as well as the author of the Monday Morning Kickoff, which has become a must-read for RIAs and money managers around the world.
His insights are the culmination of more than 20 years analyzing industries and companies in a variety of roles as an equity analyst, portfolio manager, investment banker and strategic consultant.
EARLY CAREER
Chris began his career in equity research before founding Versace Management in 2005.
As Senior VP at FBR, he produced award winning, differentiated research coverage using an ecosystem perspective of the mobile phone industry.
He also enabled component technologies across various material technologies, including RF semiconductors (RFID, GPS), LEDs and display technologies.
He received honorable mentions in Institutional Investor annual research analyst rankings, was a five-star analyst by Zacks Investment Services and a four-star analyst ranked by Star Mine.
He spent 9 years as an Assistant Professor of Finance at NJCU School of Business, where he developed the NJCU New Jersey 50 Index.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Versace is a contributor to Fox Business, Forbes, and Newsmax.
He is a frequent guest on radio and TV programs including Making Money with Charles Payne and Cavuto on the FOX Business Network.
He is a frequent guest on TheStreet, America’s Morning News each Friday, Trending Today USA with Rusty Humphries each Tuesday and Thursday, and several others.
He is a frequent speaker and panel facilitator at The MoneyShow, Freedom Fest, and the American Association of Individual Investors.
He has also been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Investors Business Daily and other publications.
He has also appeared on CNBC, CNBC Europe and CNN, and been given an honorable mention in Institutional Investor Magazine.