Troy Wayne Buckner

Mr. Troy W.
Buckner is a Founder & Principal at NuWave Investment Management LLC.
Mr. Buckner founded NuWave in 2000 and has directly overseen the firm’s investment activities since its inception.
His primary responsibilities include the strategic management of the firm, as well as serving as Co-Head of Research and Chairman of NuWave’s Management and Risk Committees.
As the primary architect of NuWave’s investment style, Mr. Buckner remains intimately involved in the firm’s ongoing research efforts, as well as playing an active role in the design and implementation of NuWave’s proprietary modeling platform and trade execution infrastructure.
Mr. Buckner’s extensive market experience is complemented by years of experience developing innovative investment methods.
Prior to founding NuWave, Mr. Buckner had significant experience in the investment industry, having begun his career as an equities derivatives and portfolio sales specialist at Salomon Brothers, Inc. (1986 – 1989) before developing futures and equity based trading strategies at such firms as George E.
Warren Corporation (1989-1991), Classic Capital (1994 – 1995) and Hyman Beck & Company (1995 – 2000).
Mr. Buckner graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Delaware with degrees in both Finance and Accounting, plus a minor in Economics, before earning his MBA from the University of Chicago.