Mr. Altscher joined FJ Capital Management in 2016 and serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund and Market Neutral Strategy. His responsibilities include investment research and portfolio management with a focus on homebuilders, mortgage REITs, mortgage related companies, and business development companies. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors for Grasshopper Bancorp - based in New York, NY. Prior to joining FJ Capital Management, Mr. Altscher was a Senior Research Analyst, Senior Vice President at FBR & Co. in equity research, covering a variety of REITs including residential and commercial mortgage REITs, net lease REITs, healthc