Learn more about all three Co-Portfolio Managers
Matt Osborne, Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Co-Portfolio Manager
Matt Osborne has 24+ years of international business and financial market experience. As the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Altegris Advisors, and a Director of Altegris Funds, Matt is responsible for Strategic Initiatives. He is also a co-portfolio manager of the company's mutual funds. Matt is a member of the Altegris Investment Committee, responsible for qualification, approval and on-going review of all investment strategies and managers on the Altegris platform.
Prior to Altegris, Matt was Director of Research for the Managed Investments Division of Man Financial with responsibility for manager selection and research. Previously, Matt had a 12-year career with a preeminent family office in his native New Zealand. In his role as Investment Manager, he was responsible for formulating investment policies and implementing a global asset allocation program that specialized in alternative investment strategies such as hedge funds and managed futures. He also gained significant trading expertise in foreign currencies, stocks, fixed income, global futures and options.
Jon Sundt, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Portfolio Manager
Jon Sundt has 25+ years of experience in the alternative investment industry. He founded Altegris and is President and CEO of Altegris Investments, Altegris Advisors, and Altegris Funds. Jon is a member of the Altegris Investment Committee as well as a co-portfolio manager of the company’s mutual funds.
Jon began his career as an options trader in 1986. Prior to founding Altegris, Jon served six years as Director of Managed Accounts and Senior Vice President of the Managed Investments Division of Man Financial, a subsidiary of the Man Group — the world’s largest hedge fund provider. An expert in managed futures and alternative investment strategies, Jon is widely quoted by leading financial media (CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal) and a variety of industry publications. Jon was a recipient of the Institutional Investor Mutual Fund Rising Star award, as well as the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year San Diego award.
In his leadership role for the Altegris group of companies, Jon also championed the development of the Altegris.net performance reporting system, the Altegris 40 Index® and Altegris Analytics, which gives investors the ability to analyze and build portfolios of alternative investment managers. Jon majored in computer science and minored in economics at the University of California, San Diego.
Jon is an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), serving on the board of the YPO Coastal San Diego. He has also been a member of Vistage International, the world's largest CEO organization, for over seven years. Jon is also the Founder and President of Natural High, a nonprofit organization committed to preventing substance abuse among today’s youth, serving over 12,000 schools and six million youth.
Allen Cheng, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, and Co-Portfolio Manager
Allen Cheng brings 22+ years of hedge fund and alternative investment experience to his role as Chief Investment Officer of Altegris Advisors where he is responsible for the Research and Investments Group. He is a member of the Altegris Investment Committee as well as a co-portfolio manager of the company’s family of mutual funds.
Before joining Altegris, Allen served as Managing Director, Head of Fund of Funds Portfolio Management and Research at Bank of America’s Alternative Investment Group. In this position, Allen built and directed the hedge fund portfolio investment team and additionally oversaw numerous hedge fund products across diverse strategies. He has significant experience in the alternative investment industry, particularly in the area of identifying, selecting, and monitoring hedge fund managers across multiple investment disciplines.
Allen’s previous experience includes responsibility as Managing Director, Head of Research for Optima Fund Management, an investment advisory firm specializing in alternative investments. He began his alternative investment career at Moore Capital Management managing asset allocation and research for hedge fund multi-manager products.
Allen earned his BA in Finance from the University of Maryland and MBA from the University of Michigan.
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