Rich Arellano currently serves as a portfolio manager and head of trading, where he manages a global long-short hedge fund strategy.

Rich’s experience includes head of trading for several different hedge funds, including the prominent global macro hedge fund, Kleinheinz Capital Partners, in Fort Worth, TX. Prior to joining Kleinheinz, Rich worked as an equity market maker and small-cap trading specialist for Jefferies & Co., in Dallas, TX. Rich was Vice President in the Financial Strategies Group at First Union Securities in Chicago, IL, specializing in mortgage-backed and agency securities. Rich started his career as a foreign exchange and fixed income analyst at ABN AMRO Bank in Chicago, Illinois.

Rich graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA degree in Finance.