Michael W. Masters
Managing Member
Masters Capital Management, LLC
Michael W. Masters is a long /short equity hedge fund portfolio manager and the founder of Masters Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Masters is a 1989 graduate of the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) with a B.S. in Finance. While at the University, Mr. Masters was a student athlete (Swimming) and was awarded All-American honors. Mr. Masters was employed as a salesman by both J.C. Bradford & Co. and Oppenheimer and Co. (both since acquired). In 1994, Mr. Masters founded Masters Capital Management, Inc. (later merged into Masters Capital Management, LLC) and remains the managing member of the successor company today. Masters Capital Management is a global investment management firm that trades and invests in public and private domestic and international bonds and equities. In March of 2005, Mr. Masters and Wilbur L.
Ross, Jr. formed a partnership that focused on investments in early-, mid- and late-stage companies employing nanotechnology- enabled products and solutions. Masters Capital currently manages a family of alternative assets, and is based in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mr. Masters was profiled in the book "Stock Market Wizards" (Copyright 2001, 2003 by Jack D. Schwager, HarperCollins, Inc.) and was the winner of the "Open Your Heart" award in 2004 (Atlanta) from the organization Hedge Funds Care. Mr. Masters has founded several foundations including St. Croix Mission Outreach and the Atlanta Men's Enterprise Network. Mr. Masters currently serves on the boards of several charitable and private organizations.
Mr. Masters lives in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands with his wife (Suzanne) and 3 children.
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