Eric D Starr

Bio

Eric joined CapX in 2008 and manages the New York office. Eric has over 20 years of fund management and business development experience. He has an extensive background in developing and implementing research models designed to identify investment opportunities and manage risk. Prior to joining CapX, he managed hedge funds and was a member of the risk committee at Forest Investment Management. In 2005, his firm, Starr Capital Management was acquired by Forest. While at Starr Capital, Eric managed a multi-strategy hedge fund that focused on quantitative, non-directional strategies including Long/Short Equity, Long/Short Credit and Event Driven. Eric began his fund management career when he co-founded Aventine Investment Management in 1994. He traded currency and currency derivatives for Refco and Union Bank of Switzerland. Eric holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Brandeis University and a master's degree in finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.