Presently working at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board focusing on management of an absolute return portfolio focused in hedge funds as well as a traditional beta one portfolio with equity and credit mandates. Areas of coverage and expertise include equities, credit, event, relative value, systematic / quantitative strategies, and niche areas such as reinsurance and litigation arbitrage. Significant emphasis within the investment process around portfolio construction and risk management to optimize each portfolio to best achieve goals. During my time at Mesirow Advanced Strategies, the Hedge Fund of Funds within Mesirow Financial, I was part of the due diligence/research team respon