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Brett Friedman
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Brett Friedman is currently with Winhall Risk Analytics and is an OptionMetrics contributor. He has managed risk for over 30 years and has broad experience working with financial institutions in risk management and trading. He has built and managed three risk management organizations from scratch, two trading startups, and has transacted on numerous exchanges and OTC markets. Brett brings a vast amount of first-hand management, trading, and valuation experience.
Brett was formerly the Chief Risk Officer of Ospraie Management, an $8 billion natural resource-based hedge fund and private equity group, and a Partner at Risk Capital Management, a risk management advisory firm. He has experience in all asset classes and specializes in options risk, hedging, and volatility.
Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Risk Officer for three energy trading firms, worked for 10 years as a petroleum futures and options trader, and traded foreign exchange futures and options for the Union Bank of Switzerland. He started his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. He has a BA in Economics from Columbia University.