CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Kevah Konner
Vice-Chairman, Halcyon Asset Management
Mr. Konner joined Halcyon Asset Management LLC in 1996. As Vice Chairman and Managing Principal of Halcyon, he shares primary portfolio management responsibilities for Halcyon's multi-strategy hedge funds, which invest across credit, merger and special situations. Additionally, Mr. Konner serves as a member of Halcyon's Pricing Review Committee and the Risk Management Committees for Halcyon and affiliated investment managers. Prior to joining Halcyon from 1992 to 1995, Mr. Konner was Co-head of the proprietary Risk Arbitrage Department for Smith New Court Inc. From 1985 to 1992, Mr. Konner was a senior analyst specializing in event driven situations for two proprietary trading operations: Gruss & Co. (1987 to 1992) and Ladenburg Thalmann & Company (1985 to 1987). Mr. Konner's professional career started in 1983 at Asiel & Company, where he traded for clients and for the firm's account in Merger and Convertible Arbitrage and other situations. Mr. Konner received a M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University in 1989, and a B.S. from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
