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							NEW YORK - February 24, 2014 - The
							
							Hedge Fund Association ("HFA"), a leading global 
							nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbing 
							organization, announced today the results of the 
							2014/2015 board of director’s election. HFA members 
							in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America 
							and the Cayman Islands elected 15 leaders to work on 
							behalf of the global hedge fund industry, including 
							over 10,000 hedge funds in the U.S. and abroad which 
							collectively manage in excess of $2.8 trillion in 
							assets, institutional and high-net worth investors, 
							and industry service providers. 
							  
							
							
							“I am honored to continue to serve alongside Ron 
							Geffner, David Friedland and all of the HFA’s new 
							and returning board members,” said HFA President, 
							Mitch Ackles. “In the years ahead we will work 
							together to produce frequent member networking 
							programs, advance our advocacy efforts with the 
							media, lawmakers and regulators, and develop new 
							initiatives to prepare future generations of 
							industry professionals.” 
							  
							
							
							The 2014/2015 HFA Board of Directors are: 
							
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								President: Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR 
								
 
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								Vice President: Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg 
								
 
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								Chairman: David Friedland, Magnum U.S. 
								Investments 
 
							 
							
							
							Representing Hedge Fund Allocators: 
							
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								David Friedland, Magnum U.S. Investments 
								
 
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								Evan H. Katz, Crawford Ventures 
								
 
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								April Rudin, The Rudin Group 
								
 
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								Michael Scanlon, AiCE Group - Silver Leaf 
								Partners 
								
 
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								Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners 
 
							 
							
							
							Representing Hedge Fund Managers: 
							
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								Tony Acquadro, BTS Asset Management 
								
 
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								Joseph DeMatteo Sr., JDM Capital Corp. 
								
 
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								Frederick Pye, Landry Investment Management 
								
 
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								George Schultze, Schultze Asset Management   
								
 
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								John Taylor, White Oak Global Advisors 
								
 
							 
							
							
							Representing Hedge Fund Service Providers: 
							
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								Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR 
								
 
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								Joshua Blumenthal, Rothstein Kass 
								
 
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								Ron Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg 
								
 
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								Richard Heller, Thompson Hine 
								
 
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								Kislay Shah, McGladrey 
 
							 
							
							
							About The Hedge Fund Association 
							
							
							The Hedge Fund Association, HFA, is an International 
							not for profit industry trade and nonpartisan 
							lobbying organization devoted to advancing 
							transparency, development and trust in alternative 
							investments. Membership in the HFA includes hedge 
							fund firms, global financial institutions with hedge 
							fund offerings including private banks, asset 
							management firms and broker dealers, investors 
							including funds of hedge funds, family offices, 
							public and private pension funds, endowments and 
							foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, 
							and service providers including prime brokers, 
							administrators, custodians, auditors, lawyers, risk 
							managers, technologists and third party marketers. 
							To learn more visit
							
							theHFA.org. 
							  
							
							
							HFA Member Contact: Lara Block, Hedge Fund 
							Association, 305-935-7296,
							
							LBlock@theHFA.org 
							
							
							HFA Media Contact: Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR, 
							646-657-9230,
							
							Mitch@HedgeFundPR.net 
							  
							  
							
							
							
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