New York-based investment analyst Ryan Hoadley undertook his Bachelor of Business Administration, with an emphasis in finance and accounting, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Before graduating from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2004 with high distinction, he served as a Bachelor of Business Administration Counselor. Ryan Hoadley also served as Elected Section Leader of the Student Government Association and Elected President of the Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity.

Ryan Hoadley joined Banc of America Securities, LLC in 2004, undertaking Consumer and Retail Group analyst duties. His performance went beyond job description, growing into unmediated consultation with firm managing directors. Ryan Hoadley notably maintained an extensive database of comparable firms in the leisure and broadline sectors, performing weekly analyses of 40 companies. He additionally performed financial modeling from which Banc of America Securities derived projections, valuations, and sensitivity analyses.

In 2006, Ryan Hoadley moved into an Associate Analyst position with AlpInvest Partners. He pursued investment opportunities within a $3.6-billion global co-investment fund, taking positions in a variety of retail, transportation, communications, education, and chemical sectors. In this capacity, Mr. Hoadley frequently presented investment opportunities to an internal investment committee. He focused on significant risk factors while explaining market, firm-level, and competitive fundamentals. In addition, Ryan Hoadley produced detailed investment memos that considered valuation, risk, benchmarked company performance, and various sensitivity analyses.

Ryan Hoadley entered his current position as an analyst with a New York-based equity hedge fund in 2008. As a cross-sector global generalist, he focuses on long- and short-equity hedge fund positions. Mr. Hoadley maintains particular expertise in automotive, retail, commercial vehicle, consumer, and chemical sectors. He has taken a number of investment positions in the past year that have seen significant appreciation. Mr. Hoadley pursues investment strategy through a mix of industry analysis, onsite visits, meetings with company management, and dialogues with buy- and sell-side analysts. Notably, a 2010 commercial vehicle supplier investment position he initiated, which involved a significant ownership position in the company, appreciated fivefold in a matter of months. An avid ice hockey player, Ryan Hoadley undertakes community service through Street Project.