Derek is an Investment Management Consultant with 16 years of experience in the industry.  A native of New Orleans, Derek earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Tulane University. While in undergrad, Derek served as President for Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. Subsequently, he joined the MBA program at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, where he still serves as advisor to the Algorithmic/AI Trading Club. In pursuit of his degree, he had the opportunity to study international finance in Mexico, Paris and Beijing. He first joined Equitas Capital Advisors in 2008 as an analyst, performing research in a number of areas, including asset allocation studies, performan