Dave J. Malat

Mr. Malat has several years of career as a Chief Financial Officer on the buy side.
During his tenure at The Zweig Companies from 1989 to 1998, he presided over a group that provided the operational and administrative infrastructure for its businesses, including open end and closed end mutual funds, two hedge funds, and a consulting business.
He was also the President and FINOP of Zweig’s broker/dealer.
While at Pequot Capital Management from 1998 to 2001, he had complete fiscal responsibility for the management company and hedge funds, including venture capital and private equity.
He was a member of the firm’s Operating Committee.
From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Malat as a Chief Financial Officer helped launch, create and direct the operations of several start-up hedge funds including Searock Capital Management, and Rhombus Capital Management.
Prior to his time as a CFO on the buy side, he began his financial services career in 1981 at Spicer & Oppenheim and in 1988 became Vice President in the Controller’s Group at Oppenheimer & Co. Mr. Malat earned a BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo and is a Certified Public Accountant.
He lives in Warren, New Jersey with his wife, three children and their dogs.