Manudaftary

Biography

Mr. Manu P. Daftary is currently President and Chief Investment Officer of DG Capital Management, an investment management company based in Boston, USA. He began his investment management career at the University of Southern California in 1985 where he was Assistant Treasurer – Investments. In 1988, he joined Geewax, Terker & Company as a Portfolio Manager and was co-manager of the firm's institutional accounts. In addition, he also was Manager of equity short selling for the firm's hedge fund assets and also designed the option overlay program that was utilized in the firm's institutional accounts. In 1993, he joined Hellman, Jordan Investment Management Company as a Senior Vice-President/Portfolio Manager with lead responsibility for $500 million in institutional assets and was also involved in the management of $150 million in hedge fund assets. Mr. Daftary has a BA in economics from the University of Mumbai, India, a BS and MBA from California State University at Long Beach and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Research Interest

pharmaceutical industry.