Members of the HFA in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Cayman Islands have elected 15 leaders to work on behalf of the global hedge fund industry.

Members of the Hedge Fund Association in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Cayman Islands have elected 15 leaders to work on behalf of the global hedge fund industry.

The hedge fund industry includes over 10,000 hedge funds in the US and abroad which collectively manage over $2.8 trillion in assets, as well as institutional and high net worth investors, and industry service providers.

The 2014/2015 HFA board of directors include:

    President: Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR
    Vice president: Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg
    Chairman: David Friedland, Magnum US Investments

Representing hedge fund allocators:

    David Friedland, Magnum US Investments
    Evan Katz, Crawford Ventures
    April Rudin, The Rudin Group
    Michael Scanlon, AiCE Group - Silver Leaf Partners
    Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners

Representing hedge fund managers:

    Tony Acquadro, BTS Asset Management
    Joseph DeMatteo, JDM Capital Corp.
    Frederick Pye, Landry Investment Management
    George Schultze, Schultze Asset Management
    John Taylor, White Oak Global Advisors

Representing hedge fund service providers:

    Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR
    Joshua Blumenthal, Rothstein Kass
    Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg
    Richard Heller, Thompson Hine
    Kislay Shah, McGladrey

The Hedge Fund Association is an international non-profit organization made up of hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, family offices, high net worth individuals, financial advisors and service providers.

In the US, the HFA has chapters in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and on the West Coast. Internationally, it has chapters in Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Cayman Islands.