Investment Research

The Investment Research Team

The Investment Research team is the most rigorous and demanding division at GIS. We are a team of 30 Investment Analysts who work together to create thorough investment research reports on a variety of investments. We currently have four investment strategy teams, each specializing in a specific investment strategy. We believe that the best investors are able to approach investment opportunities from a diverse perspective. We expose our analysts to esoteric investment strategies because we believe it is an imperative step toward expanding complex, diverse, and unique perspectives for selecting opportunities, and pursuing a successful finance career.

To learn more about specific investment division strategies, please see the descriptions below.

Pure Alpha covers Long/Short domestic equities. Team members participate in an industry coverage rotation that covers the Media, Communications, Industrial, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

Pure Alpha: Generalist

Pure Alpha: Technology

Pure Alpha Technology covers Long/Short domestic equities. Team members participate in an rotation within the Technology industry, including SaaS, semiconductors, internet, TMT, and IT sectors.

Global Macro covers International Equities, Credit, Commodities, and Currencies. The focus of this team is to apply macroeconomic principles to identify future volatility across international trade and capital markets.

Global Macro

Special Situations covers Global Alternative Investments across Credit, Equities, and Derivatives. The focus of this team is to identify relative value in asset markets. Investments will rely upon downside protection principles, event-driven market conditions, and recovery opportunities.

Special Situations

Investment Research Leadership

Jordan Marx

jamarx@usc.ed

Co-Head of Investment Research

Pratt Mamidi

prmamidi@usc.edu

Co-Head of Investment Research

Krissa Dialani

dialani@usc.edu

Group Head, Pure Alpha: Generalist

Vedant Kenkare

Group Head, Pure Alpha: Technology

Rhett Miller

rhettmil@usc.edu

Group Head, Global Macro

Luca Johnson

lucajohn@usc.edu

Group Head, Special Situations

Featured Publications


Global Macro

Neodymium ($USD/MT) Overweight

Global Macro

Sweetgreen Equity (NYSE: SG) Underweight

Global Macro

Brazil Sovereign Bond and US/Real Hedge

Special Situations

Cooper Standard Holdings Inc. 13% Senior Secured Notes and Underweight Equity

Special Situations

Manchester United Ltd. Equity Overweight

Special Situations

Transocean LTD. 5.375% Senior Secured Note Due 05/15/23

Special Situations

China Vanke Co. Ltd. Senior Unsecured BBB FR 3.15% due 5/12/25

Global Macro

CompuGroup Medical Equity (ETR: COP) Overweight

Pure Alpha - Generalist

Costco Wholesale Equity (NASDAQ: COST) Overweight

Pure Alpha - Technology

Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) High Growth Potential