Steven Drobny

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Steven Drobny
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Steven Edward Drobny
Alma mater Bucknell University (B.S.)
London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc)
OccupationFounder & CEO of Clocktower Group

Steven Edward Drobny (born April 29, 1972) is an American hedge fund advisor and published author. He is the founder of Clocktower Group, a consulting and investment advisory business focused on fundamental discretionary global macro and commodity hedge fund strategies. [1] Drobny is the author of The Invisible Hands: Top Hedge Funds on Bubbles, Crashes and Rethinking Real Money (John Wiley & Sons, 2010) [2] and Inside the House of Money: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets (John Wiley & Sons, 2006) [3]

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Education and career

Drobny attended Bucknell University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Subsequently, he received a MSc in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science. [1]

Steven Drobny founded Clocktower Group in 2007 and leads the firm's asset management, consulting and investment advisory business. The firm helps pensions, endowments, family offices, asset managers and other institutional investors run better businesses and build more effective investment portfolios through thoughtful and strategic use of external allocations to global macro and commodity hedge fund managers. [1]

In October 2014, it was announced that Drobny joined the advisory board of Ergo, a global intelligence and advisory firm. [4]

Drobny was formerly with Deutsche Bank in the Hedge Fund Group and also with AIG Trading. [1]

Books

Media appearances

Steven Drobny has made appearances on Bloomberg Television and is a regular speaker and moderator at hedge fund conferences within the US and Europe. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "clocktowergroup.com". Clocktower Group, L.P. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "The Invisible Hands". John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Inside the House of Money". John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. Steven Drobny Joins Ergo Advisory Board , PR Newswire, 14 October 2014, Retrieved 15 October 2014
  5. "Top 50 Business Books". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. "Bloomberg Television - Steve Drobny" . Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. "Milken Global Conference 2012".
  8. "London School of Economics SU Alternative Investments Conference (AIC) 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10.

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