Investing in Uncertain Times: A Conversation with Nancy Davis of Quadratic Capital and Jonathan Shelon of KFA Funds
Thursday, April 30th, 2020
10:30 am - 11:30 am est
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Investing in Uncertain Times: A Conversation with Nancy Davis of Quadratic Capital and Jonathan Shelon of KFA Funds
Thursday, April 30th, 2020
10:30 am - 11:30 am est
We are living through unprecedented times. In a few short weeks, the novel coronavirus has cost thousands of lives and destroyed wealth around the world. Investors are asking "what do we do now?" Are we headed for an extended depression as economic activity comes to a halt? Or are the policy responses – perhaps the largest in history – going to be effective? Is the $2 trillion fiscal spend (equivalent to 9.5% of GDP) and unbounded and limitless bond-buying enough? Is it too much? How should investors position portfolios for these volatile markets?
Please join us for a conversation with Nancy Davis, CIO of Quadratic Capital and Jonathan Shelon, of KFA Funds, on investing in uncertain times. During the webinar, Nancy and Jonathan will answer viewer questions.
Speaker Bios
Chief Investment Officer, Quadratic Capital
Nancy Davis founded Quadratic Capital Management in 2013. Ms. Davis began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she spent nearly ten years. The last seven at the proprietary trading group where she rose to become the Head of Credit, Derivatives and OTC Trading. Before starting Quadratic, Ms. Davis served as a portfolio manager at Highbridge, managing $500 million of capital in a derivatives-only portfolio. She later served in a senior executive role at AllianceBernstein.
Ms. Davis has been the recipient of numerous industry recognitions, including being named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in US Finance” by Barron’s. She writes and speaks frequently about markets and investing and has been published in Institutional Investor, Absolute Return and Financial News, and has contributed papers to two books. She has been interviewed by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, New York Magazine, and Le Figaro and has also appeared on CNBC, Reuters, Sina, Bloomberg, and CNN.
Chie Operating Officer, KFA Funds
Jonathan is the Chief Operating Officer at KFA Funds. He has extensive experience in managing investment portfolios and diverse teams at leading asset management organizations. Prior to KFA Funds, he was the Chief Investment Officer of the Specialized Strategies Team at J.P. Morgan, overseeing $40 billion in AUM. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Jonathan was a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments where he was responsible for $150 billion in assets for over five million shareholders in Fidelity’s target-date strategies, the Freedom Funds.
Before Fidelity, Jonathan was a quantitative consultant in the Capital Markets Research Group of Callan Associates where he developed strategic investment plans for institutional clients.
Jonathan received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in actuarial science from the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University, and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
