
Consultant at Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
Portland, Oregon Area

Consultant at Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
Portland, Oregon Area
I am a hedge fund consultant working within the areas of capital raising, prime brokerage and speaking/writing.
I run the Hedge Fund Group (HFG), HedgeFundBlogger.com and CHA Designation Program. You may learn more about my business at http://HedgeFundConsultingGroup.com.
I have written two books. The first was completed while earning my MBA and it is focused on Negotiation, Relationship Cultivation and Sales (Rainmaker.ws). The second is a hedge fund blog book that is a work in progress but can be downloaded right now at http://hedgefundsbook.com.
Please visit my blog at http://hedgefundblogger.com or http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com. You may also join the Hedge Fund Group (HFG) for free at http://HedgeFundGroup.org.
hedge fund, hedge funds, investments, family office, family offices, wealth management, investment consulting, atlernative investments, private equity, consulting, internet marketing, search engine optimiation
(Capital Markets industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I started the Hedge Fund Group (HFG) in 2007. It is the group through which I offer my consulting services. This association and our team of 8 professionals offers the CHA Designation, an online hedge fund certification program which was launched in June of 2008. Connected to this group are our websites http://HedgeFundGroup.org, http://HedgeFundBlogger.com, http://PrimeBrokerageGuide.com and http://FamilyOfficesGroup.com.
(Capital Markets industry)
January 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 6 months)
I am an ambitious investment marketing professional. I work for a third party marketing firm (we raise assets for hedge funds) with 4-7 investment managers at a time. Our primary goal is to raise each managers Assets Under Management by developing a staged approach, PR strategy, and sales program taking them to appropriate channels of distribution. I am fortunate to work with such a talented group of clients and coworkers.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
September 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 3 months)
I worked with over 7 publicly traded and mostly multi-billion dollar corporations asstisting them with with several corporate finance consulting activities. These included contract review and retention management, Sarbanes-Oxley control design/testing, and anti-bribery/anti-fraud control development. I worked an average of 45 hours a week during these three years.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2003 — May 2004 (9 months)
I worked for this imbedded software company for close to one year through the end of my college career and six months after graduation. As the CEO's "right-hand man" I helped write one-pagers and developed new venture/product business plans and processes. As the CEO left for new venture he offered me limited ownership control of this high-tech company with over $1M in revenues.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2000 — June 2003 (2 years 10 months)
I founded and ran this online retail business out of my dorm room and college basement for three years before selling out. Near the end I had four employees with over 6,000 textbooks in inventory.
Masters , Performing research on and studying Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion , 2006 — 2008
Learn more on my blog at http://www.richard-wilson.blogspot.com
MBA , Finance/Negotiation , May 2004 — December 2005
I have completed my MBA and finished writing my book. My book is available online at www.RichardCWilson.com.
Business Administration , Management , 2000 — 2003
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Eagle Scout
I received honorable mention as one of the Top Forty Executives Under Forty by the Portland Business Journal (2002)