Portfolio Strategy
Partner
Office: 212-257-4970
ftrahan@cormacteam.com
François Trahan spearheads Cornerstone Macro’s portfolio strategy efforts. An economist by training, he is widely praised for his differentiated insights into the dynamics of the markets and his unique understanding of the business cycle. Prior to founding Cornerstone, François was the Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Strategist of Wolfe Trahan & Co. Previously, he was Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at ISI Group, as well as head of ISI’s Quantitative Research Team. François was formerly with Bear Stearns & Co. where he served as Chief Investment Strategist for four years. Earlier, he worked for Ned Davis Research and the Bank Credit Analyst Research Group. In 2012, François was voted to Institutional Investor magazine’s All-American Research Team as the #1 Portfolio Strategist, and has been selected as #1 for six of the past eight years. Since 2010, he has been ranked among the top three analysts for Quantitative Analysis as well. François received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics and econometrics from the University of Montreal.