Eric D. Jacobs

Founder, Managing Member & Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Jacobs concentrates on evaluating broader market conditions and combining that analysis with the firm's proprietary research to determine sub-sector portfolio allocations as well as overall long/short exposure. Prior to the formation of Acadia Asset Management, LLC Mr. Jacobs founded Miller & Jacobs Capital, LLC, a $750 million asset management firm that specialized in funds focused on the financial services sector as well as structured products, notably the Acadia Fund I, LP and Cerulean Partners, Ltd. Mr. Jacobs has also held positions in equity sales at Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber before working at Stuart Coleman & Co. where he managed discretionary accounts focusing on the financial services sector. There, he was also responsible for trading high yield and distressed debt with foreign dealers. Mr. Jacobs received a BA from Allegheny College.

Dr. Michael Hogue

Managing Director of Research & President of Acadia Mutual Fund Management

Fundamental Research and Internal Compliance is managed by Dr. Michael Hogue. He has a PhD in Applied Economics and Risk Management and an MBA from the University of Georgia with a BA from the University of Washington. After service in the Strategic Air Command, he was hired as an Assistant Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. During his tenure at Wharton he co-founded a consulting firm focused on the management, acquisition, rehabilitation and regulation of property casualty insurance companies. Dr. Hogue later teamed up with Morgan Bank, JP Morgan and AEA Investors to acquire the Providence Washington Insurance Companies where he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition Dr. Hogue has served on many governing boards including Fleet National Bank, American Insurance Association, ISO, Ocean State Tax Exempt Mutual Fund as well as serving the Governor of Rhode Island's task force on compensation reform.

Richard N. Carpenter, CPC, CEBS

Managing Director, Pension & Retirement Products

Mr. Carpenter advises the fund on issues related to qualified retirement plans. He is responsible for compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act as well as legislative and regulatory updates impacting retirement plans. Mr. Carpenter founded the Technical Answer Group, Inc (TAGdata.com), now owned by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. In the 10 years he operated TAG, he developed over 2,000 customer relationships with accounting firms, law firms, insurance companies, mutual fund companies and more than 1,500 third party administration (TPA) firms. Prior to founding TAGdata.com, Richard was formerly the Senior Manager in charge of the Florida employee benefits consulting practice for Deloitte & Touche. He has an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the University of South Florida. He earned the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) from the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) and Certified Pension Consultant (CPC) from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA).

Samuel Cohen

Managing Director, Business & Financial Product Development

Mr. Cohen manages the firm's strategic business and financial product development. He has spent the last 15 years exploring the needs of institutional and Ultra High Net Worth clients for the most prestigious firms on Wall Street, as well providing investment management services to international clientele as a private consultant. He has performed managerial and directorship roles for boutique firms as well as familiar names such as Salomon Smith Barney, Janney Montgomery Scott, Gruntal & Co and Oppenheimer & Co. Mr. Cohen's' gift is his ability to listen, analyze, and create product that successfully addresses the needs of our clients. For Acadia Asset Management, Mr. Cohen provides corporate strategic advice and established insight into the management of our international businesses. Mr. Cohen studied at the Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand, before completing his graduate work and receiving his Rabbinic Ordination at the Central Lubavitcher Yeshiva in New York.

Mark Smedley

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Smedley manages the firm's internal operational issues and manages relationships with our stakeholders, investors, and vendors. Formerly, he was Managing Director for Global Conexions, a business introductions agency. There, Mark sourced a diverse range of worldwide alternative investment opportunities, guided US companies' international expansions and generated foreign direct investment through his economic development advisory services to several European governments. He represented the country of Sweden, the cities of Barcelona, Manchester and Torino in addition to regions in Germany and France. Mark was formerly Vice President - North America for Telecom Ireland. He was responsible for Japanese accounts at MCI and graduated from Allegheny College with a Bachelor of Science in Economics.

Christoper Myers

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Myers is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the financial, tax, information technology structure, and financial controls of the company. Prior to working with Acadia Asset Management, Mr. Myers served as a Partner and the CFO to one of the largest construction companies in the Princeton, New Jersey area. Prior to this, Mr. Myers served as a Product Manager at Multex (now a part of Thomson Reuters). There, he was part of a team that managed the flagship product MultexNET which provided research, morning notes, earnings estimates, filings, and stock screening to both buy side and sell side clients. Mr. Myers earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Allegheny College. He studied at Princeton University and then entered a Ph.D. program in Economics at Boston College. While in graduate school he also worked at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to working with and supporting a number of local charities, Mr. Myers currently serves as a board member, financial committee member, and treasurer of the Corner House Foundation, a non-profit counseling center for adolescents, young adults, and their families.

David J. Cancro

Director of Trading Operations

Prior to joining Acadia Asset Management, Mr. Cancro initially built and developed Prudential Securities’ institutional equity sales and trading desk. He was responsible for creating a central equity desk that interfaced with other units of Prudential's capital markets divisions, as well as selection of data systems and electronic feeds. Prior to joining Prudential, he provided similar functions to Oppenheimer & Co. in New York where he developed the Middle Market Sales and Trading Operations for the firm. Prior to that, Mr. Cancro managed institutional futures and commodities trading and analysis for discretionary accounts of Prudential Securities Managed Futures Group. Mr. Cancro began his career at Prudential Securities Credit Department in 1991 where he was responsible for maintaining compliance with NYSE, US Federal Reserve Regulation T and house margin requirements. With his significant experience in credit, compliance, and trading operations for multi-billion companies, we are proud to present Mr. Cancro as manager of our trading operations.