Mike Green
Mike Green is Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Simplify Asset Management, an innovative provider of options-based exchange traded funds. Green is a hedge fund veteran, a prolific researcher, and a notable market theorist who has been a student of the markets and market structure for nearly 30 years. He is best known for his sound theoretical approach and ability to dissect the shift between active and passive investment strategies. Green held several portfolio manager positions, most notably for Thiel Macro, an investment firm that manages Peter Thiel's assets. He also founded Ice Farm Capital, a discretionary global macro hedge fund that received initial funding from Soros Fund Management. His proprietary research into the shift from actively managed portfolios and investment funds to systematic passive investment strategies has been presented to the Federal Reserve, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the International Monetary Fund, the US Department of State, and numerous other industry groups and associations.
Mike Green Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager
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Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager
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Associate Consultant
Academic History
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Finance and Operations Research
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
He served as Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager with Logica Capital Advisers, an investment advisory firm focused on volatility trading.
He was the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Canyon Capital Advisors, a multi-strategy hedge fund.
At Canyon, he established the firm's global macro strategies, managing in excess of $5 billion of exposure across equity, credit, FX, commodity, and derivative markets.
He founded Ice Farm Capital, a discretionary global macro hedge fund seeded by Soros Fund Management.
Green started his career as an associate at Bain & Company.
He is a critic of the passive investing boom and the disquieting distortions it has inflicted on the U.S. stock market.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Green has been noted for his work as a public speaker and financial media participant.
At Real Vision, Green engages in exciting conversations about the big macro topics that matter.
He has also been quoted by or featured in Blockworks, Business Wire, Fox Business, and more.