Eric oversees all investment strategies and portfolio management activities at the firm. Prior to joining SpiderRock Advisors, Eric was the Derivatives Strategist and Portfolio Manager at RiverNorth Capital Management, managing both mutual fund and hedge fund assets. Eric graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E in Industrial and Operations Engineering and earned his M.S.E., with honors, in Industrial and Operational Engineering. Eric was enrolled in the Industrial and Operations Engineering PhD program at the University of Michigan before pursuing his career path with the Chicago Trading Company on the floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). After the trading floors, Eric was a senior trader and partner at Ronin Capital and Bengal Capital, both proprietary trading firms specializing in volatility arbitrage. Eric is a CFA Charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.