Before joining Virage in 2014, Mr. Patterson was an Executive Director of J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management (“JPMAAM”), a multibillion-dollar fund of hedge funds group at JP Morgan Asset Management, where he was responsible for investment analysis, research, and due diligence of hedge funds with a focus on relative value, macro, credit and niche strategies. He was also responsible for management of hedge fund portfolios for institutional and high net worth clients. Over the ten years Mr. Patterson spent with JPMAAM he became involved with almost every aspect of the hedge fund business, from trading, portfolio management and risk management, to operations, staffing, financing and co