Curtis F. Brockelman, Jr., is President, Chief Risk Officer and Portfolio Manager of Harvest Volatility Management. Prior to founding the Adviser in 2008, Mr. Brockelman was the Founder and Managing Partner of Perch Bay Group, LLC and Perch Bay Partners LLC. While at Perch Bay, Mr. Brockelman was the portfolio manager for Perch Bay Partners Sigma 1, LP, a volatility arbitrage hedge fund trading index options. Prior to Perch Bay, Mr. Brockelman was a Senior Vice President of Investments and a partner in “The Brockelman Group” at Salomon Smith Barney for seven years. Mr. Brockelman received a BA in Economics from Duke University in 1991.
Troy Cates brings over 20 years of trading and portfolio management experience to his role as Executive Director for Harvest Volatility Management, LLC , where he guides development of the firm’s ETF product strategies and industry relationships. Prior to joining Harvest in 2018, Troy served as Managing Director, Head of Trading and Portfolio Manager at Horizons ETF Management U.S. and has joined Recon Capital in September of 2014 as a Partner and Head of Trading.
Previously, Mr. Cates was an Executive Director at MKM Partners, a Research, Sales and Trading firm based in Stamford, CT where he was an institutional execution trader focusing on US and International equities and the syndicate calendar from 2006 – 2014.
Prior to MKM, he was a trader at Knight Capital Group. Mr. Cates started his career in 1988 working as a market maker for Spencer Trask, a New York based venture capital firm, from 1998 – 2004. He has his series 4, 7, 55, and 63 security licenses.
Mr. Cates graduated from University at SUNY Albany with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration focusing on Finance and Marketing.
Joining Harvest in 2018,Garrett Paolella is the Chief Operating Officer for Harvest Volatility Management, LLC , managing firm operations and heading up business development including new business lines and strategies. Garrett served as Managing Director and Head of ETFs at Horizons ETFs Management U.S. where he ran all aspects of the U.S. ETF business. Garret had executive roles as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Recon Capital Partners from 2012 to 2017.
Garrett Paolella is a Managing Director and the Head of ETFs at Horizons ETFs Management (US) LLC (“Horizons ETFs Management U.S.”) where he runs all aspects of the U.S. exchange traded fund business. He is a member of the Horizons U.S. Board, Officer of the U.S. business, and member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to selling Recon Capital Advisors to Horizons ETFs Management U.S., Mr. Paolella had dual roles as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer where he dedicated his time to effectively running firm operations and developing new business lines and strategies. Additionally, Mr. Paolella ran Recon Capital’s Investment Committee, was a portfolio manager for the firm’s closed end funds, and built the retail investment business focusing on family offices. Previously, Mr. Paolella served as an Executive Director at MKM Partners, a research, sales and trading firm based in Stamford, CT. Mr. Paolella was an institutional sales and execution trader from 2008–2012, where his primary focus was on U.S. and international trading of equities and options. Prior to working on the sales and trading desk, Mr. Paolella worked with the macro research team at MKM Partners. Mr. Paolella has his series 7, 55, 63, and 65 security licenses. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Magna Cum Laude, from the Gabelli School of Business at Roger Williams University. Mr. Paolella serves as Chairman of the Center for Advanced Financial Education (CAFÉ) Advisory Board at the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business, and is President of the Horizons ETF Trust I, which oversees the Horizons ETF family of funds.
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