{"person":{"slug":"ben-appen","title":"Benjamin Appen","lastName":"Appen","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Founding Partner / Co-Chair of the Investment Committee / Chief Executive Officer","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Founding Partner\nCo-Chair of the Investment Committee\nChief Executive Officer","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_BenAppen-00044V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Appen oversees all investing and non-investing activities at Magnitude Capital. In this role, he has helped build the firm’s teams, culture, and investment processes. As co-chair of the Investment Committee, he has shaped all aspects of the investment process, including manager sourcing, evaluation, portfolio construction, and risk management.

Mr. Appen was previously a senior vice president at the D. E. Shaw group. During his seven-year tenure, he co-founded and managed the firm’s fund of funds business.

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Mr. Appen has been invited to speak about hedge funds\nas a guest lecturer at Columbia University and New York University. He is a\nmember of the board of directors for Innovations for Poverty Action, which helps\nmake development work around the world more responsive to evidence. Mr. Appen is\nchair of the advisory committee to the University of Chicago’s Harris Social\nImpact Fellowship to facilitate STEM-trained individuals to find technically\nchallenging public service careers. He is also a trustee of the Citizens Budget\nCommission.

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Mr. Appen graduated magna cum laude with a BA in political science from Columbia University. Mr. Appen is a CFA Charterholder.

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Mr. Appen was previously a senior vice president at the D. E. Shaw group. During his seven-year tenure, he co-founded and managed the firm’s fund of funds business.

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Mr. Appen graduated magna cum laude with a BA in political science from Columbia University. Mr. Appen is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"jim-hall","title":"James Hall","lastName":"Hall","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Founding Partner / Co-Chair of the Investment Committee","jobDesignation":null,"jobTitle":"Founding Partner\nCo-Chair of the Investment Committee","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_JamesHall-00011bV2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Hall jointly oversees, with Mr. Appen, all investing activities at Magnitude Capital. Along with Mr. Appen, he sets the strategy and direction of the firm. As co-chair of the Investment Committee he has shaped all aspects of the investment process, including manager sourcing, evaluation, portfolio construction, and risk management.

Previously, Mr. Hall was managing director and global head of UBS’s alternative asset management (“AAM”) business. Beginning in 1995, Mr. Hall was responsible for all aspects of the business including investing, operations, risk control, marketing, and new business development. He spent the majority of his time serving as chief investment officer of AAM’s global macro hedge fund, identifying and exploiting opportunities in currency and interest rate markets.

Mr. Hall began his career in 1987 as a floor trader for O’Connor & Associates. In 1991, he moved to Singapore to build an Asian foreign exchange derivatives trading business for O’Connor and Swiss Bank. In 1992, he relocated to Switzerland to manage the firm’s European FX derivatives business. Following Swiss Bank’s purchase of O’Connor, Mr. Hall ran Swiss Bank’s FX trading business in London and the firm’s global FX proprietary trading business.

Mr. Hall graduated magna cum laude with a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

"},{"slug":"hawes-bostic","title":"Hawes Bostic","lastName":"Bostic","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Partner / Chief Investment Officer","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Partner\nChief Investment Officer","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_HawesBostic-00011V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Bostic manages Magnitude’s investment team and coordinates its day-to-day activities. In his role as Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Bostic leads the firm’s investment process, shapes the investment team's strategic priorities, and drives improvements in decision-making. His role also includes conducting manager due diligence, portfolio construction and monitoring, and risk management. Together with the other Investment Committee members, he is jointly responsible for managing Magnitude’s funds.

Mr. Bostic joined Magnitude’s investing team in 2005, became a Partner in 2011, and was named Chief Investment Officer in 2025. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Bostic worked at the D. E. Shaw group and KBC Financial Products, where he traded equity derivatives and convertible bonds. At KBC, Mr. Bostic was a member of the firm’s proprietary convertible arbitrage team. His trading experience also includes structured equity volatility products and listed options market-making. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Bostic produced and directed an award-winning documentary. He began his career as a business consultant focusing on competitive intelligence.

Mr. Bostic represents Magnitude on the board of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. (HG NYSE) where he is chair of the board’s investment committee. He also serves on the board of The In Kind Project, which supports community programming in the arts for children of all backgrounds and income levels.

Mr. Bostic graduated with a BA in English literature from the University of Virginia. Mr. Bostic is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"matthew-cohen","title":"Matthew Cohen","lastName":"Cohen","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Partner / Chief Financial Officer","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Partner\nChief Financial Officer","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_MatthewCohen-00012cV2_2025-01-14-171843_osjc.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Cohen oversees all operational and accounting aspects of the firm and its funds. In his role, Mr. Cohen is responsible for fund investment processing, investor reporting, general fund operations, corporate accounting, and managing the firm’s relationships with various key service providers and counterparties.

Mr. Cohen joined Magnitude’s operations team in 2010, was named Director of Operations, Accounting, and Treasury in 2019, Chief Financial Officer in 2023, and Partner in 2025. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Cohen was an associate with Morgan Stanley in the finance division, where he supported the structured notes trading desk as a product controller. Prior to this role, he was a member of Morgan Stanley’s management reporting team.

Mr. Cohen graduated with a BS in finance from Villanova University. Mr. Cohen is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"graeme-daykin","title":"Graeme Daykin","lastName":"Daykin","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Partner / President","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Partner\nPresident","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_GraemeDaykin-00002bV2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Daykin, as the firm’s President, helps guide the firm’s overall strategic direction, actively takes part in Investment Committee meetings, and leads the firm’s business development and client-related initiatives.

He joined Magnitude in 2009, became a Partner in 2013, and President in 2017. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Daykin worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and London. He spent several years in the firm’s prime brokerage business having previously served as the global business unit manager for Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies (GSPS), where he oversaw all non-investment matters for a large, multi-strategy investment group. Mr. Daykin joined Goldman’s equities division's business analysis and strategy group in 2001 after working as a strategy consultant in the financial, oil, automotive, telecom, and aerospace sectors. He began his career in London with the D. E. Shaw group.

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Mr. Daykin currently serves on the investment committee of Christel House International (and two related foundations) and on the New York State Advisory Board for the Trust for Public Land. He previously held various board roles, including Board Chair and Treasurer, for the Explore Schools network in Brooklyn, NY.

Mr. Daykin received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in history from the University of Cambridge, both with honors. Mr. Daykin is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"rick-lodewick","title":"Richard Lodewick","lastName":"Lodewick","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Partner / Investment Committee Member","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Partner\nInvestment Committee Member","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_RichardLodewick-00006V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Lodewick is a member of the Investment Committee, where he is jointly responsible, with the other Investment Committee members, for managing Magnitude’s funds. His role includes conducting manager research and due diligence, portfolio construction analysis, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and risk management.

Mr. Lodewick joined Magnitude’s investing team in 2012 and became a Partner in 2016. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Lodewick was a principal at Levin Capital Strategies, LP, where he co-managed a long/short equity hedge fund. Prior to joining Levin Capital, Mr. Lodewick co-founded and co-managed Searock Capital, a long/short equity hedge fund.

Mr. Lodewick spent several years as a securities analyst and portfolio manager with BKF Capital before founding Searock Capital. While at BKF Capital he co-managed SR Capital, a long/short equity hedge fund. Prior to joining BKF Capital, Mr. Lodewick was a founding partner of Boston Partners Asset Management, an institutional asset management firm, where he served as director of research and portfolio manager. Mr. Lodewick began his financial career as a research analyst at The Boston Company.

Before commencing his financial career, Mr. Lodewick served for three years as an adjutant in the 337th Bomber Squadron of the United States Air Force.

Mr. Lodewick earned his MS in management and human relations from Abilene Christian University and received a BS in applied mathematics from MIT. Mr. Lodewick is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"ellie-yuan","title":"Elisheva Yuan","lastName":"Yuan","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Partner / Chief Operating Officer","jobDesignation":null,"jobTitle":"Partner\nChief Operating Officer","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_ElishevaYuan-00013V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Ms. Yuan is responsible for oversight of Magnitude’s corporate, legal and compliance, operations, and technology departments. In her role, Ms. Yuan oversees company-wide operations, sets strategic priorities, and provides cultural leadership across the firm.

Ms. Yuan joined Magnitude in 2013 to lead the firm’s human resources group. She became a Partner in 2019 and Chief Operating Officer in 2021. Prior to joining Magnitude, Ms. Yuan was a senior vice president at the D. E. Shaw group and a member of the firm’s human capital department. She oversaw the firm’s global recruiting efforts as well as brand and related marketing activities. She also contributed significantly to the D. E. Shaw group’s human capital infrastructure and partnered closely with professionals in the firm’s Hyderabad, India office.

Before joining the D. E. Shaw group, Ms. Yuan was a business development manager at The Beanstalk Group, LLC, a brand licensing firm.

Ms. Yuan graduated summa cum laude with an AB in sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

"},{"slug":"balakumar-balasubramaniam","title":"Balakumar Balasubramaniam","lastName":"Balasubramaniam","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / Investing","jobDesignation":"PhD","jobTitle":"Managing Director\nInvesting","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_BalaBalasubramaniam-00035V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Balasubramaniam supports Magnitude’s Investment Committee in managing Magnitude’s funds by conducting manager research and due diligence, portfolio construction analysis, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Mr. Balasubramaniam joined Magnitude’s investing team in 2021. Prior to joining Magnitude, he was a quantitative researcher in the core research team at Stevens Capital Management, where he ran a global futures strategy and worked on various aspects of the U.S. equities portfolio. Mr. Balasubramaniam began his financial career in 2011 as a researcher at the Prediction Company, subsequently becoming the portfolio manager in charge of Prediction’s EU equities strategy. Before 2011, Mr. Balasubramaniam was a senior scientist and principal investigator at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he worked on fusion-related research and won the Defense Programs Award of Excellence.

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Mr. Balasubramaniam received a PhD in theoretical and applied mechanics and an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He also holds an MS in statistics from Stanford University and a BS from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras.

"},{"slug":"matthew-caverly","title":"Matthew Caverly","lastName":"Caverly","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / Investing","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Managing Director\nInvesting","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_MattCaverly-00004V2_2024-09-05-214503_pdiw.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Caverly supports Magnitude’s Investment Committee by conducting manager research and due diligence, portfolio construction analysis, and ongoing manager monitoring.

Mr. Caverly joined Magnitude’s investing team in 2018. Previously, he oversaw margin, leverage, and business management for the firm’s managed account investments. He joined the firm in 2012 as a member of the compliance team. Mr. Caverly began his career at a consulting firm specializing in regulatory compliance and business strategy for investment advisers.

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Mr. Caverly graduated with an AB in classical languages and literature and a minor in mathematics from Dartmouth College. Mr. Caverly is a CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"drew-haller","title":"Drew Haller","lastName":"Haller","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / Chief Technology Officer","jobDesignation":null,"jobTitle":"Managing Director\nChief Technology Officer","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_DrewHaller-00033bV2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Haller is responsible for the technical, data, and applications infrastructure of the firm. In his role, he oversees processes that aid in risk and portfolio management, investor and regulatory reporting, investment research, and systematic trading. He is also responsible for identifying and leveraging high-quality technologies to enhance Magnitude’s business processes.

Mr. Haller joined Magnitude’s technology team in 2015 and was promoted to Chief Technology Officer in 2019. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Haller was a quantitative strategist at BlueMountain Capital where he was responsible for trading application development and financial modeling. Prior to joining BlueMountain, he worked at World Trade Financial Group where he oversaw all aspects of the equity trading platform. Mr. Haller has also led software development and infrastructure initiatives for Lehman Brothers, Citibank, and Dimension Trading. Before moving to the financial sector, he began his career working at early startups in Silicon Valley.

Mr. Haller graduated with a BS in physics from Yale University.

"},{"slug":"andrew-messinger","title":"Andrew Messinger","lastName":"Messinger","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / General Counsel","jobDesignation":null,"jobTitle":"Managing Director\nGeneral Counsel","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_AndrewMessinger-00020V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Messinger oversees the firm’s Legal and Compliance department. He is responsible for Magnitude’s legal and regulatory activities and affairs.

Mr. Messinger joined Magnitude’s Legal team in 2013 and was named General Counsel in 2019. He also served as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer from 2016 through 2024. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Messinger was a counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where his practice focused on representing investment managers and private funds on corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters. Prior to his tenure at WilmerHale, he was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where he worked on hedge fund formation and M&A and real estate transactions.

Mr. Messinger graduated summa cum laude with a JD from Brooklyn Law School and received a BA in history from the University at Albany.

"},{"slug":"biral-patel","title":"Biral Patel","lastName":"Patel","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / Investing","jobDesignation":"CPA, CFA","jobTitle":"Managing Director\nInvesting","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_BiralPatel-00032V2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Ms. Patel supports Magnitude’s Investment Committee with\nvarious aspects of manager due diligence and ongoing manager monitoring.

Ms. Patel joined Magnitude’s investing team in 2023. Previously,\nshe served as the firm’s Head of Operational Due Diligence from 2016 to 2022\nand Chief Financial Officer from 2019 to 2022. Ms. Patel joined Magnitude in\n2010 as a member of the operational due diligence team. Prior to joining\nMagnitude, Ms. Patel was a manager in the alternative investment funds sector\nof the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York.

Ms. Patel graduated magna cum laude with a BS in\nfinance and accounting from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York\nUniversity. Ms. Patel is a Certified Public Accountant and CFA Charterholder.

"},{"slug":"greg-sherry","title":"Gregory Sherry","lastName":"Sherry","leadershipCategory":[{"title":"Magnitude's Leadership Team"}],"jobTitleGrid":"Managing Director / Investor Relations","jobDesignation":"CFA","jobTitle":"Managing Director\nInvestor Relations","bioPhoto":[{"url":"https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.magnitudecapital.com/uploads/leadership_bios/_x1000/Magnitude24_GregSherry-00021bV2.jpg"}],"fullBio":"

Mr. Sherry develops and manages investor relationships on behalf of Magnitude. In his role, he is responsible for managing relationships with institutional investors in the Northeast, Midwest, and South Atlantic regions, as well as Europe.

Mr. Sherry joined Magnitude’s investor relations team in 2016 and was promoted to managing director in 2024. Prior to joining Magnitude, Mr. Sherry was a vice president in the global markets division at Credit Suisse where he focused on business development with hedge fund clients.

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Mr. Sherry received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in finance from the University of Notre Dame where he was a four-year monogram winner for the university’s baseball team. Mr. Sherry is a CFA Charterholder.

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