Mr. Sharath M. Sury - Founder and Executive Director of the Sury Initiative for Financial Innovation & Risk Management (SIFIRM) at Santa Clara University. Sharath Sury devotes his time and energy to bringing together thought leaders who can address the development of real-world solutions to the current economic climate. Sharath Sury has worked with some of the brightest and most experienced experts in finance and risk management and aims to bring a greater sense of ethics and responsibility to his profession. Through his efforts, Professor Sury has established this invaluable forum for the research and discussion of new developments in the world of economics and finance and has attracted a renewed spirit of innovation to the industry. Sharath Sury also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of California and Adjunct Professor of Finance at DePaul University in Chicago. Sharath Sury's interest and experience in wealth management began as an Associate and later Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He later founded and worked at S4 Capital, where he earned numerous accolades for his work.
 

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For several years, finance professional Sharath Sury has conferred his knowledge and expertise to the academic arena. Drawing from his experience as a wealth manager and analyst in the private sector, Sharath Sury brings an intimate familiarity with financial systems to his work as Adjunct Professor of Finance at DePaul University in Chicago and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of California. Sharath Sury also serves as Deans Executive Professor of Finance at the Leavey School of Business at Californias Santa Clara University, where he leads the Sury Initiative for Financial Innovation and Risk Management (SIFIRM). 

An alumnus of the University of Chicago, Sharath Sury earned his Master of Business Administration (with high honors) in Finance and Statistics from its Graduate School of Business and gained entry to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Sharath Sury received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, where he served as an assistant teacher in macroeconomic theory and statistical analysis, made Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated with high honors. A computer expert as well, Sharath Sury spent his teens working both for Lockheed Corp. and the U.S. government as a programmer on Ronald Reagans Star Wars missile defense initiative. Prior to his immersion in teaching and research, Sharath Sury founded S4 Capital in Chicago, managing the considerable assets of some of the most affluent families and individuals in America. Through this work, Sharath Sury gained attention from the Bloomberg Wealth Manager Survey, Financial Advisor, and Wealth Manager, which praised S4 Capitals wealth management successes. Sharath Sury came to S4 Capital after founding Chicago Analytic Capital Management LLC, where he made Crains Chicago Business list of 40 Under 40 in 2003. Sharath Sury also spent a large part of his career at Goldman Sachs, working his way up from the position of Financial Analyst to post of Vice President of the investment management division. 

 

Sharath Sury currently works in the San Francisco Bay Area.


 

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Industry/Lines of Business:
Finance, Economics, Education


Areas of Expertise:
Internationally Recognized Expert in Risk Management and Asset Allocation.


Haves:
A financial professional and renowned economics scholar with years of experience, Sharath Sury brings an unusual level of expertise and wisdom to his work. Since 2006, Sharath Sury has served as Adjunct Professor of Finance at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where he instructs students at the College of Commerce. In addition to his duties as Adjunct Professor, Sharath Sury has contributed to DePaul University as a member of its President’s Club, providing valuable resources for scholarships and to help them launch their computational finance program. Dividing his time between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area, Sharath Sury also holds teaching positions at the University of California and Santa Clara University. Since 2008, Sharath Sury has been Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of California and Dean’s Executive Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University, where he founded the Initiative for Financial Innovation & Risk Management. Sharath Sury established the forum for finance professionals and experts in risk management to gather and discuss some of the most challenging topics facing the global economic climate. Sharath Sury’s research efforts include R&D on portfolio optimization under shortfall constraints; alternative investments and hedge fund replication; strategic asset allocation and active risk budgeting; and the investigation of investor preferences using behavioral finance principles. Sharath Sury came to his current positions after a long and successful career in asset management and financial analysis. As the founder and the original CEO of S4 Capital, Sharath Sury handled the complex investment portfolios of some of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States, earning recognition from Financial Advisor magazine, Wealth Manager Magazine, and the Bloomberg Wealth Manager Survey as one of the top professionals in his field. Prior to S4 Capital, Sharath Sury worked for Goldman Sachs in as a Vice President in its elite wealth management division. Sharath Sury holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California and an M.B.A. in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago


Universities:
BA - Economics - University of California - High Honors MBA - University of Chicago - High Honors


Memberships:
The New Comment line for Sharath Sury is 415-Sharath.


Personal Interests:
Charitable causes, teaching, hiking, biking, martial arts