Michael Corcelli
Michael Corcelli is the Managing Member of Alexander Alternative Capital, a global macro hedge fund based in Miami, Florida. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the Florida Alternative Investment Association, a non-profit organization comprised of some of the most successful hedge funds and largest family offices worldwide. Corcelli specializes in wealth management and handling complex retirement planning issues. He works closely with clients who seek to grow their wealth and protect their assets from market risk.
Michael Corcelli Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Member
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Investment Manager
Academic History
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BS in Finance
EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
- His professional experience started at home as a hobby when his Mom gave him $15 to buy a book on value investing written by Peter Lynch.
- While in college, he opened an Ameritrade account and began trading equities/equity options with money that he earned working a part-time job.
- Taking finance classes, he applied the models from finance class to value stocks and uncover great investments.
- He began his career in the private wealth management side of the business at UBS.Â
- He continued to build relationships and service family offices, financial institutions, foundations, endowments and pensions both public and private.
- In 2012, he led an initiative to double the Florida State Board of Administration’s use of alternative investments from 10% to 20%, freeing up roughly 18 billion dollars of new capital for hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital.