D. Dixon Boardman

Mr. Boardman founded Optima Fund Management in July 1988 and is the Managing Member of Optima Group Holdings LLC .  He has a background in advising high net worth individuals first as a Senior Vice President at Kidder, Peabody where he was an “Associate,” a distinguished group of the 20 leading stockbrokers in the firm, and then at UBS PaineWebber where he was a member of the Chairman’s Council.  Mr. Boardman is often quoted in the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as in other financial publications.  He appears frequently on CNBC to give his overview on the hedge fund industry.  He has over 30 years investment experience and has been allocating to hedge fund managers for more than two decades.  Mr. Boardman attended McGill University.