Board of Directors
CEO & CIO
Deputy CIO
Managing Director
CEO, ZCM
Eduardo Cortes
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer
EDUARDO CORTES, Chief Executive Officer, is the Chief Investment Officer of GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”) and has day to day responsibility for portfolio construction, asset allocation, security selection and risk management. Prior to the establishment of GIA, Mr. Cortes was the Chief Investment Officer of Global Investment Advisors, a division of Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC, for over ten years. From 1985 to 1998, Mr. Cortes worked at JPM and JPMIM where he was a portfolio manager in the fixed income group at JPMIM where he was responsible for dollar and non-dollar fixed income portfolios. During that time, he created and led the Emerging Market Debt portfolio team whose funds grew to more than $4 billion in assets. He was also a member of the Cross-Sector Strategy Team and the Emerging Market Equity/Debt Allocation Team. Prior to joining JPMIM, Mr. Cortes worked on debt restructuring for Latin American sovereigns at Citibank. Mr. Cortes received a BA from Stanford University in 1979 and an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1983. Mr. Cortes is fluent in Spanish.
Albert K. Tseng
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
ALBERT K. TSENG, Managing Director, is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). Mr. Tseng’s responsibilities include credit analysis, generating investment ideas, and portfolio analysis. Prior to joining Global Investment Advisors in December 2005, Mr. Tseng worked at GlobeVest LLC, a start-up fund of funds focusing on emerging market private equity investments. He was responsible for identifying potential countries and sectors that would yield attractive returns. Previously, Mr. Tseng was an associate at Citigroup Global Markets Asia, Ltd. in Hong Kong and at GE Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Finance and Information Systems from New York University in 1996 and received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 2002. Mr. Tseng is fluent in Mandarin.
David T. Ellis, CFA
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
DAVID T. ELLIS, CFA, Managing Director, is a Portfolio Manager at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”) and is the high yield sector specialist responsible for covering the telecommunications, cable/media and healthcare industries. From 2001 through 2012, he also managed two CDOs for GIA. Prior to joining Global Investment Advisors in November 1999, Mr. Ellis was responsible for managing $2 billion in high yield assets at JPMIM. Before JPMIM, Mr. Ellis was a corporate banker in Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York’s (“MGT”) credit group. He also held various posts in MGT’s international division covering African, Benelux and UK companies. Mr. Ellis graduated cum laude with a BA from Amherst College in 1983 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Ellis speaks French.
Alexander Morris
Chief Executive Officer, Ziegler Capital Management
ALEXANDER MORRIS, Board Member, is the Chief Executive Officer of Ziegler Capital Management. In addition, Mr. Morris is Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of ZCM’s parent company, Diffractive Managers Group, which was formerly known as 1251 Asset Management. Prior to joining Diffractive, he was President and Chief Investment Officer of F/m Acceleration LLC, which provided US-based and overseas managers with institutional-grade investment systems, business operations and compliance support. Mr. Morris also co-founded F/m’s predecessor firm, Rowhouse Capital Partners LLC, curating strategy for asset and wealth management firms, and advising emerging managers on going independent. With Rowhouse, Mr. Morris co-founded Vestmark Advisory Solutions, an SEC registered advisor empowering $1.4 trillion of AUA to access comprehensive asset management services. He is also a founder and board member of Key Bridge Compliance LLC, a compliance consulting firm that currently provides CCO outsourced services and support to more than 50 RIA firms across the US.