Strategic Analytics
 

Group Biographies

Justin H. Hoogendoorn, CFA

Justin Hoogendoorn is the Chief Investment Strategist for GKST, responsible for reviewing client portfolios and developing investment strategies, including yield curve analysis, sector/security trends and strategic outlooks, as well as relative value trading opportunities across all sectors. Prior to joining GKST in October 2003, Justin served as a fixed income portfolio manager with Northern Trust from 1995 to 2003. He has a proven track record managing several billion dollars in total return oriented and income oriented portfolios including mutual funds, institutional assets, and high net worth individual portfolios. Justin gained expertise trading and managing an encompassing set of fixed income instruments while advising taxable and tax-exempt clients with a diverse set of objectives and constraints.

Justin holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business with a concentration in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree from Calvin College. Justin received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1998 and is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the Investment Analyst Society of Chicago (IASC). He is also a registered representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Dimitri N. Delis, Ph.D

Dimitri Delis joined GKST in the summer of 2005 as a Fixed Income Strategist. In addition to portfolio investment strategies, his responsibilities include developing econometric models. Before joining GKST, Dimitri served as the Cross-Sector Strategist for J.P. Morgan. Prior to the J.P. Morgan/Bank One merger, he was the Derivatives Strategist for Bank One. Dimitri’s experience includes market risk management for ABN-AMRO where he was responsible for identifying and monitoring all market risk-taking activities for the derivatives and FX trading desks and bond modeling for Solomon Brothers’ proprietary portfolio tools.

Dimitri holds a Ph.D in Nuclear Physics from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.S. in Chemistry/Mathematics from the University of Chicago. He completed his MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 2006. Dimitri is a registered representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Meredith A. Royer

Meredith Royer is the Senior Fixed Income Analyst for GKST, responsible for producing portfolio reviews and analytic reports. She contributes to the development of various investment growth strategies, swap ideas and general market analysis. Meredith also contributes to the group’s publications: Bond Market Focus and Bond Market Outlook. Prior to joining the Strategic Analytics Group in January 2005, Meredith worked in the Institutional Sales Group at GKST. Her strengths include critical thinking and a strong analytical focus.

Meredith holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Personal Finance and is currently pursuing her MBA at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. She is also a registered representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Daniel M. Krieter