Joseph G. Nicholas

Joseph G. Nicholas is Founder & Chairman of HFR Group, LLC and Founder & Managing Member of HFR, Inc. The HFR companies specialize in alternative investments, providing investment products, advisory and research services. HFR Group, LLC’s subsidiary HFR Asset Management, LLC is a SEC Registered Investment Adviser specializing in hedge fund management, product structuring, trading manager selection and risk management. HFR Asset Management, LLC was named Fund of Funds Leader of the Year at the 2004 Hedge Fund Industry Awards. HFR, Inc., which includes subsidiaries HFR Research, LLC, HFR Index, LLC, HFR Index Administration, LLC and HFR Media, LLC, is the established global industry leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. Mr. Nicholas is author of Hedge Fund of Funds Investing (Bloomberg Press; December 2003), Market Neutral Investing (Bloomberg Press; August 2000) and Investing in Hedge Funds: Revised and Updated Edition (Bloomberg Press: August 2005) among others. Mr. Nicholas is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to alternative investments. Mr. Nicholas received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern University School of Law.