Victor Hugo Rodriguez

The Hedge Fund Association is an international non-profit organization that aims to promote transparency, development, and trust in alternative investments. The organization is run by elected and appointed volunteers who work on behalf of the entire alternative investment industry, including more than 10,000 hedge funds in the US and abroad, which collectively manage over $3 trillion in assets. The non-profit company is based in Aventura, FL. HFA's membership includes hedge fund firms, financial institutions, funds of hedge funds, family offices, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and service providers.

Founded in 2004 by Stephan Vermut, Aaron Vermut and Charles Brama, Merlin Securities LLC is a broker/dealer located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Securities LLC and their ultimate parent is Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). The firm provides advanced reporting, analytics, trading and operational services to over 400 hedge funds and managed account platforms. Merlin Securities is an introducing broker to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp., Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing (GSEC) and National Bank of Canada (NBCN) and is fully integrated with Northern Trust