Ty Popplewell is Chief Executive Officer of Paragon Intel, a SaaS platform that provides management analytics solutions for businesses. He focuses on management analytics in the alternative data and ESG space, and has over 15 years of experience in investment and advisory roles. Prior to his role at Paragon, Ty was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Kortright Capital Management, where he implemented long, short and event driven investing over a six year period. At Kortright, he successfully generated 14% annualized returns with 12% stock selection alpha. Previously, Ty held Analyst roles at Och Ziff Capital Management and Goldman Sachs. Ty is on the Board of 100cameras, a non-profit supporting children from around the world who have experienced challenging circumstances in telling their stories through photography.
EARLY CAREER
He was a Vice President for Barclay's Proprietary Trading Group - Industrials.
He was a Senior Analyst for Och-Ziff's Industrial Long/Short Equity Team and an Investment Banking analyst for Goldman Sachs.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
CV Magazine’s Hedge Fund Performance Award, 2016
CV Magazine’s Executive of the Year Award, 2016
Best Pooled Investment Manager, 2016
Corporate America Magazine Hedge Fund Manager of the Year, 2016
Wealth and Finance International Best in Funds, 2016
Wealth and Finance International Best Event-Driven Investment Framework, 2016
Acquisition International / BarclayHedge Best Pooled Investment Manager, 2016
AFFILIATIONS AND INVOLVEMENT
Chairman of the Board, 100cameras
Board of Trustees, Trinity Grace Church Tribeca
Board Member, Paragon Intel
MEDIA AND APPEARANCES
Ty has been quoted in Bloomberg, Associated Press News and ABC.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.