Harvard Club of Washington, DC: CANCELLED The Anatomy of a Hedge Fund-Should a health care focused hedge fund be in your portfolio?

How do the capital markets and private equity drive health care innovations and opportunities in the health sector?  What is a Health Care Sector-Oriented Hedge Fund? Join us at Maggiano's in Chevy Chase to hear from George Abraham, COO, and Sumesh Sood, CIO, of Veda Health Care Partners as they address these topics and answer questions.

November 9th, 2011 
6:30 PM ? 9:00 PM 

Maggiano'?s Little Italy
5333 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20015-2050 
*Metro accessible on the redline at Friendship Heights.

Tickets: $35 - Member; $50 - Non-Member 

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                                                              THE ANATOMY OF A HEDGE FUND - SHOULD A HEALTH CARE FOCUSED HEDGE FUND BE IN YOUR PORTFOLIO?

Come join us and learn all you ever wanted to know about hedge funds. Meet the founders and operators of the VEDA Healthcare Partners. These financial experts have many years experience in organizing and running successful hedge funds. 

What is a Hedge Fund? How do you start a hedge fund? How are these funds organized and managed? What are the legal requirements for building and managing a hedge fund? The evolution of transparency requirements. How are Hedge funds different from mutual funds? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hedge fund with respect to a mutual fund?
  
What is the purpose of sector oriented hedge funds, i.e. a health-care oriented hedge fund? What is the future of US Healthcare and investing in this segment due to healthcare reform?

Why is the minimum entry amount for a hedge fund so much higher than for a typical mutual fund investment? How do you pull your money out of a hedge fund? How do you monitor your hedge fund investment on a daily basis.   


                                                                                THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AT VEDA HEALTH CARE PARTNERS



Sumesh Sood, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member 
Mr. Sood has over 15 years of experience in healthcare with 6 years of investment experience in the sector. Most recently, he was a Sector PM/Analyst at MTB Investment Advisors where he was responsible for healthcare coverage across all market cap ranges. Additionally, he spent over three years covering biotechnology as an Equity Research Analyst at FBR Capital Markets. Sumesh also spent six years in industry, most recently at Sanofi-Aventis where he was responsible for strategic planning and business development. Lastly, he spent considerable time in the academic laboratory setting both at Johns Hopkins Medical School and Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City; his work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications. Mr. Sood holds an MS in Molecular Biology and Immunology from the Johns Hopkins University, an MPH in Pharmacology from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Rochester. 

George Abraham, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Member 
Mr. Abraham has over 20 years of investment industry experience in operations, business development and marketing for alternative investment vehicles. Most recently, Mr. Abraham was a Managing Director at Yashar Capital LLC, where he assisted emerging entrepreneurs on strategy and raising capital. Previously, Mr. Abraham was a Senior Managing Director at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey where he created and raised over $350 million from investors globally for 11 alternative investment vehicles. Mr. Abraham holds an MBA in Marketing from Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from B.I.E.T in India. 

 

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