John Bennett

Mr. Bennett has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and recently joined StoneRidge in January 2011 as the Equity Trader. Mr. Bennett works closely with the Chief Investment Officer and portfolio management team and is responsible for all aspects of the trading desk. Prior to joining StoneRidge, Mr. Bennett was the Director of Trading at Valley Forge Capital Advisors and was responsible for the trading desk and trade execution functions. Previously, Mr. Bennett was Director of Trading at Quaker Securities, Inc., an institutional trading boutique where he was responsible for all aspects of Quaker's ten person trading desk. Mr. Bennett also spent time as a sales trader with Radnor Research and Trading where he focused on mutual funds, hedge funds and investment trust departments. Mr. Bennett started his career in the investment industry with Butcher & Singer, Inc., and later their successor, Wheat First Securities, working with both the institutional trading desk and later managing the correspondent trading area. Mr. Bennett received his B.A. in Economics from Dickinson College and his M.B.A. in Finance from Drexel University.