Kenneth J. Heinz, CFA
President of Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR)
Kenneth J. Heinz, CFA is the President of Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR) and is a leading authority on the global hedge fund industry. Mr. Heinz oversees the aggregation and distribution of content for HFR’s industry‐leading hedge fund database and also oversees HFR’s hedge fund indexation and analysis franchises. Mr. Heinz has provided consulting services to the hedge fund industry’s most significant institutional investors globally and has worked directly with thousands of hedge fund managers, including many of the industry’s most influential firms. He has also contributed authoritative research and commentary to some of the industry’s best known conferences and organizations, having given presentations at GAIM (Monaco), the Swiss Funds Association (SFA), University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Alternative Investment Council of Switzerland (AIC), University of Chicago Center for Research and Security Prices (CRSP), Skybridge Investor Conference (Las Vegas), Money Talks (China) and various CFA Society Events. He is also a highly sought after source of expert commentary for leading media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Dow Jones Newswires, The Financial Times (FT), CNBC (U.S., European and Asian networks), The New York Times, London Times, the Guardian, CNN, Fortune, Time, Pensions & Investments, Barron’s and many more.
Prior to his role with Hedge Fund Research, Inc., Mr. Heinz was a Manager of the Investment Management Division with HFR Asset Management (HFRAM) where he was responsible for strategic evaluation and due diligence of hedge funds for investment. Prior to joining HFRAM, he had over 5 years of experience as a trading member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. He has a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Chicago with a concentration in Finance, Statistics and Econometrics, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from the University of Illinois; he maintains the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.
