Chad Anderson
FOUNDER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Chad serves as North Lion’s CIO and portfolio manager. Prior to launching North Lion, he spent almost 20 years at Piper Jaffray where he most recently managed a proprietary trading effort with peak invested capital of $100 million. Chad previously started and managed Piper Jaffray’s equity sales and trading initiative in New York City, which became the largest, most productive office for the firm. He was consistently one of Piper Jaffray’s largest producers throughout his tenure with the firm.
Dan Flanigan
CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGER, HEAD OF TRADING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Dan joined North Lion in 2019. He typically partners with Chad on idea generation and execution strategies and oversees risk management across the portfolio. Dan manages key relationships with North Lion’s syndicate partners. He previously spent over 20 years at Piper Jaffray, where he became a top producing Sales Trader, Managing Director and Head of Equity Trading.
Tony Gikas
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF INVESTOR RELATIONS
Tony joined North Lion at inception and manages business operations and investor relations. Tony has 18 years of experience on the sell-side as a senior research analyst and Managing Director at Piper Jaffray covering the technology and consumer sectors. He spent four years managing operations for another hedge fund before launching North Lion. He also spent seven years managing boutique consultancy Four Hills Advisors.