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Keith Pagan

Keith Pagan: Nassau Partners since 1990; Geissler Engineering since 1996.

Belvedere Tiburon, California

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Work Experience

  • ICC Certified Special Inspector, LSIT (CA), Professional Land Surveyor (NV)

    1996

    Established in 1978, Geissler Engineering & Surveying is a highly regarded, multi-disciplinary engineering firm in the San Francisco Bay Area and Italy. Geissler Engineering specializes in the design of earthquake-resistant buildings, foundation engineering, and seismic retrofit of existing buildings. Geissler Engineering & Surveying is also licensed in many states and US territories as a professional land surveying firm. We also perform structural construction inspections, including special inspections (i.e., we're ICC certified and approved with jurisdictions throughout California).

  • Owner, Management & Strategy Consultant

    1990

    Financial-services-focused consultancy offering strategic business and product design; operational and compliance analysis and support; data management and storage; and marketing and fundraising services.

  • various roles at the following client firms:

    1990 - 2016

    Focus has been designing, building and operating firms and pooled investment vehicles related to the more efficient allocation of investment capital toward alternative investment strategies. Significant experience in sales channel development, including CRM design within Salesforce, Zoho and Act! by Sage, having raised $1 billion+ in investment capital. Roles/Accomplishments include: Co-founded and operated the following types of small businesses: • FINRA member broker-dealer • SEC registered investment adviser • CFTC registered commodity pool operator (member, NFA) Designed, built, managed and raised capital for the following investment solutions: • registered mutual funds (liquid alternatives, 40 Act hedge funds, alternative income generation strategies) • customized separate accounts (equities, commodities, algorithmic trading, others) • private hedge funds and funds of funds (onshore and offshore) • structured products (approved by large financial institution for sale to clients) • total return swaps and other derivatives (approved for use with institutional counterparties) • insurance products, including Asset-Backed Insurance Lending (ABIL) (not premium financing) Examinations Passed (all dormant): Series 3, 7, 24, 30, 63, 65 and 79. California Insurance License Number (dormant) 0C58401.

  • Managing Director, Co-owner and/or Founder

    2004 - 2014

    Belvedere companies were a series of privately owned (by me and others) registered investment advisers and FINRA member broker-dealers. We built and managed global, hedge-fund-focused investment portfolios for individuals, families, and institutions. We created, launched, operated and/or served as the portfolio manager (Adviser) to multiple SEC-registered mutual funds and to multiple private investment partnerships (hedge funds).

  • Managing Director

    2001 - 2006

    Built and managed sales, marketing, business development and client services for Blue River, an SEC registered investment advisor. Single strategy focus is income-focused relative value municipal bond arbitrage. Firm grew from $50 million to over $2 billion in assets in my tenure.

2002 - 2005

  • Board Member; Vice President

    2002 - 2005

    Along with others on the 12-person board, structured and oversaw strategic direction of 50+ year old charitable institution that supports thousands of underpriveleged children in the San Francisco Bay Area through school scholarships and other educational opportunities. Began membership in 1997; remain an active member.

  • Vice President

    2000 - 2001

    Responsible for serving broker team's ultra-wealthy clients and for structuring investments, utilizing equity and credit derivatives. Co-created synthetic CDO product that was approved by firm's product development committee for clients above certain wealth threshold.

1998 - 2000

  • Vice President

    1998 - 2000

    Graduated 2nd in firm's retail training program. Responsible for servicing broker team's hedge fund clients, structuring investments utilizing equity derivatives.

  • Portfolio Manager

    1992 - 1997

    Mr. Pagan served as Portfolio Manager at BankAmerica Capital Corporation (“BACC”), the venture capital affiliate of Bank of America (“BofA”), where he managed BACC's portfolio of matured venture capital investments and BofA’s portfolio of equity securities acquired in lieu of payments on BofA's corporate loans.