Marc Groz

Marc Groz is Managing Director and Head of Corporate Development at Structured Portfolio Management LLC. Prior to joining SPM, Mr. Groz served as Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Topos (2006-2009), a quantitative hedge fund. Previously, Mr. Groz was Chief Risk Officer for two multi-billion dollar hedge funds.

Author of Forbes® Guide to the Markets (Wiley, 1999 & 2009) as well as numerous articles on risk, investment strategy, and financial markets, he has lectured widely and has moderated industry panels on financial innovation and regulatory reform. His views on markets have been quoted in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Risk, among many others. He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg (radio and TV) and BBC-TV Worldwide.

Mr. Groz is the owner/inventor of TransIDEA® intellectual property, a portfolio that includes patented and patent-pending financial instruments, gaming systems, valuation methods, mechanisms for protecting digital privacy, and related trademarks including "The Idea's the Thing"®.

Mr. Groz is an honors graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University (A.B., Math/Psych) where he was a John Jay Scholar and winner of the W.W. Cumming Prize in Psychology.