Michael "Mack" Frankfurter

Michael "Mack" Frankfurter, began his career in financial services with Bank of America; in 1991 he joined The Echelon Group, Inc., where he was involved with the startup of multiple joint-venture commodity trading advisors. Mr. Frankfurter was also involved in activities related to the establishment of other Echelon-related ventures, including Dignity Partners, Inc., which institutionalized the viatical settlement industry by completing the first securitization of this asset, and a subsequent initial public offering in 1996. Since then Mr. Frankfurter has consulted for a number of financial institutions including FleetBoston Robertson Stephens, Scudder Kemper/Thomas Weisel, Commerzbank, and Bank of Montreal. In 2005 he co-founded , and also serves as chief investment strategist for Managed Account Research, Inc., a futures broker focused on managed futures.