Steven D. Friedman, CFA
Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Steven has eighteen years of hedge fund investing experience.  Prior to Kalo, Steven was a Portfolio Manager at Manalapan Oracle Advisers (2009-2010), and briefly served as a Proprietary Trader (Aug-Dec 2008).  Steven first became a Portfolio Manager when he was hand selected to be one of an elite group in the Emerging Manager program at Pequot Capital Management (2006-2008).  Previously he was a Senior Analyst at Feirstein Capital Management (2001-2006) where he was first introduced to hedge fund investing in the Emerging Growth space.  Earlier in his career Steven was a financial analyst at Lazard Frères & Co. (1996-1998). 
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Steven graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with Distinction (1996) with a concentration in Finance and Mathematics.  He earned his Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School (2001).  He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2005 and is an Investment Adviser Representative in the state of New Jersey. 

Tony Alaimo, CFA
Analyst

Prior to joining Kalo in 2014, Tony spent seven years as an equity research analyst at Axiom International Investors.  He has experience as a global equity generalist and financial services specialist.  Tony has BA degrees in Finance and Economics from Sacred Heart University and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2010.