Sharath Sury

Professor Sury has been a trusted adviser to some of the nation’s wealthiest family groups and private organizations for nearly two decades.  Since having retired as CEO of Chicago Analytic Trading Co. (CATC) and Chicago Analytic Capital Management (CACM), a multi-billion dollar family office investment supervisor, Mr. Sury has been the Dean’s Executive Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University and an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of California, where he teaches investment theory, corporate finance, and applied portfolio management.  He is also the founding and current Director of the Santa Clara Initiative for Financial Innovation & Risk Management (SCIFIRM); and serves as a Board Member of the University of California’s School of Management in Silicon Valley, the Arditti Center for Risk Management in Chicago, and the Santa Cruz Center for International Economics.

 As a recognized expert in the fields of portfolio theory and risk budgeting, Mr. Sury is a frequently invited speaker at various prominent venues, including for the CFA Institute, Financial Research Associates, FinanceIQ, Opal’s Wealth Management Summits, Private Banking India (Chair), and the University of Chicago.  His research on the optimal integration of traditional and alternative (hedge fund) investments is featured in the highly anticipated anthology, “Essential Readings in Advanced Financial Economics.”

Under Mr. Sury’s leadership, Chicago-based S4 Capital became the #1 ranked US wealth management firm in both 2007 and 2006, according to Wealth Manager Magazine, a “Top 10” Financial Advisory firm in 2006, according to Financial Advisor Magazine, and was the #2 ranked US wealth management firm in 2005, according to the Bloomberg Wealth Manager Survey.  Over the years, S4 Capital’s R&D arm, comprised of researchers with Ph.D.’s and other advanced degrees, developed state-of-the-art techniques and strategies for client-optimized portfolio management.

Prior to the formation of CACM and S4, Mr. Sury was an appointed Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he built one of the fastest growing teams in the Midwest and advised a niche group of ultra-wealthy clients representing several billion dollars in investment assets spanning equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.  During his tenure, Mr. Sury also taught several classes of incoming Goldman Sachs Financial Analysts on topics ranging from portfolio analysis to accounting.

Mr. Sury had previously served in special advisory and enforcement capacities for both Federal/local government agencies and also held highly technical oriented positions with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. (C3I & SSD), and the MCC R&D Consortium.  For his achievements in these roles, he has been highlighted in the media and awarded a variety of honors, among them the prestigious IBM Austin Excellence Award, Lockheed’s Space Systems Division Commendation, and the SCC District Attorney’s Letter (for Service in the Economic Crimes Unit). 

Mr. Sury received his MBA (High Honors) in Finance & Statistics from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.  He received his undergraduate degree in Economics (High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of California, where he also held teaching assistantships in Macroeconomic Theory & Statistical Analysis.  In 2003, Mr. Sury was featured in Crain’s Chicago Business “40 Under 40: Chicago’s Rising Stars,” for his professional accomplishments.

On a personal note, Mr. Sury enjoys giving back to the community, through such efforts as Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, and the Starlight Children’s Foundation.  He has also served on the Board of Directors of the MRIC/Children’s Memorial Hospital, and the GSB CEO Roundtable.  Based in part on his experience in law enforcement (criminal investigation), he currently serves on the Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of the San Jose Police Officer Association’s Charitable Foundation.