Dow Dawgs Finance Association - University of Washington

Cameron Newland

Position: Managing Director, DDCM, Marketing
Major: Economics
Graduation Date: June, 2008
About Me: Cameron is a Junior Economics major. Hailing from Bellevue, Washington, Cameron turned an interest in investment into a thriving multi-strategy fund-vehicle which he invests on behalf of his local high-net-worth clients. Before launching his own fund in early 2006, Cameron worked for Spanish multinational bank BBVA where, among other things, he advised high-net-worth clients (both British and Spanish) and provided due-diligence on the cross-border acquisition of a wireless telecom firm. He plans to move his boutique hedge fund to Spain immediately after graduation so as to take on capital from the burgeoning expatriate community. His one man shop, ScarletStream Capital Management (and his internal ScarletStorm Fund) utilizes unconventional research techniques to cover the wireless/consumer electronics sector, restaurants, and apparel. In his free time, Cameron enjoys travel, snowboarding, swimming, lacrosse, and foreign languages.

Trevor Frazier

Position: VP of Funding
Major: Finance
Graduation Date: June, 2008
Interests: Value Investing, Distressed Investments, Micro/Small Caps and Option Strategies
About Me: Trevor is a junior studying finance at the University of Washington Business School. He graduated high school with an Associate in Business degree and subsequently transferred to the U. For two and a half years, Trevor worked for one of the top financial advisors at Ameriprise Financial where he specialized in portfolio analysis and client service. Following graduation, he is considering pursuing a law degree and would like to ultimately open his own investment firm. In his spare time, Trevor enjoys attending sporting events, fishing, camping and reading.

Patrick Grossmann-Kavanagh

Position: VP of Public Relations
Major: Finance
Graduation Date: June, 2009
Interests: Consumer Cyclical Value Investing, Tech Stocks, Fashion Value Plays
About Me: Patrick spends most of his time researching fashion and technology industries. He currently interns at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and is a national champion coxswain on the Washington Men's rowing team. In his free time he enjoys traveling to Germany and touring around Europe.

John Chen

Position: Webmaster
Major: Applied Computational Math Sciences, Statistics, Economics
Graduation Date: June, 2008
Interests: Trading, Macroeconomics
About Me: John is a junior here at the University pursuing a double degree in Applied Computational Math and Economics with a minor in Statistics. John has just started taking the finance classes here at the UW and upon graduation, he hopes to use his very quantitative background in computer programming, mathematics, statistics and economics to break into the finance and investing field. John enjoys playing the guitar, sports, warm weather and working out.

Brad Geddes

Position: VP of Speaker Development M & A
Major: Finance, Entrepreneurship
Graduation Date: June, 2009
Interests: Private Equity and Venture Capital, Any strategic horizontal or vertical merger between prominent companies, Entrepreneurship
About Me: Brad is a Junior at UW looking to finish up my degree in the next two years. Right now Brad is actively trying to network with different VC and PE groups in the Seattle area, and solidify those relationships for a position as a financial analyst when Brad graduates. Recently, Brad and a couple of partners have been piecing together a business plan to tap into the success you can have as an Entrepreneur.

Wilson Ma

Position: Dow Dawgs Capital Management
Major: Finance, Economics
Graduation Date: June, 2008
About Me: Wilson is a student at University of Washington currently pursuing a double degree in Finance and Economics. Quantitatively and technically inclined, this budding trader and a portfolio strategist is very excited to be contributing to the Dow Dawgs. Specific areas of study include hedge fund strategy development and risk management. Wilson considers himself a disciple of portfolio management theory.

Tom Bash

Position: VP of Speaker Development Corporate Finance
Major: Finance
Graduation Date: June, 2008
Interests: Investment Banking, Macroeconomics and their effect on Capital Markets, Portfolio Management
About Me: Tom is a junior at the UW majoring in Finance. He has a wide range of interests within the field of finance and recently held an internship at UBS in wealth management. This summer Tom will be interning at Artesia Mortgage Capital Corporation working with Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS). Tom is also an accomplished guitarist, enjoys the outdoors, all sports, traveling, and working out.

Allen Lee

Position: Vice President of Speaker Development - Wealth Management
Major: Finance, International Business
Graduation Date: June, 2008
About Me: Allen is currently a senior at the University of Washington, and is pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and International Business. Having spent 10 years of his life attending an international school in Taipei, Taiwan, he is fluent in both English and Chinese. Throughout his college career, Allen has worked for such firms as Merrill Lynch and Citigroup. Next year, he will be working at Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong. Besides taking an active role in Dow Dawgs, Allen is also the President of the Chinese Track for the Certificate of International Studies in Business. In his free time, Allen enjoys working out, playing golf, and experiencing Seattle night life.

Kira Detko

Position: VP of Private Wealth
Major: Finance
Graduation Date: June, 2008
Interests: With experience in Trading, Private Equity Evaluation, and Private Wealth Management Kira hopes to move to San Francisco or New York to pursue her desire to “move markets” in the field of securities trading.
About Me: Kira is graduating the University of Washington in June 2008 with a degree in Business Finance and significant work in English Literature. In the summer of 2006 Kira worked at Jason Investments and studied at the University of California-Berkeley. In the Fall of 2006 through the end of Winter of 2007 Kira worked at Parametric Portfolio Associates, a Seattle hedge fund, in the field of trading. In the Spring of 2007 Kira worked at Corporate Advisory Associates, a Private Equity Evaluation firm. In Summer 2007 Kira will be working in San Francisco’s Goldman Sachs office, specializing in Private Wealth Management. Kira’s family and friends are of utmost importance to her. Kira’s investment approach is simple, she believes your money should work harder than you do.