| Manu Daftary | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | University of Mumbai (BA) California State University, Long Beach (BS, MBA) |
| Occupation: | Money manager |
Manu Daftary is an American money manager who manages the Quaker Strategic Growth Fund.[1] In the ten years from 1997 to 2006, the fund beat the S&P 500 by an average of nine percent per year.[2]
He began his investment management career at the University of Southern California in 1985[3] where he was Assistant Treasurer of Investments.[4] In 1988, he joined Geewax, Terker & Company as a portfolio manager in 1988, where he co-managed the firm's institutional accounts and managed equity short selling for the firm's hedge fund assets.[4] While at GT&C, he designed an option overlay program for its institutional accounts.[4] He then worked at Hellman, Jordan Investment Management Company as a senior vice-president/portfolio manager, and had lead responsibility for $500 million in institutional assets.[4] There, he also participated in the management of $150 million in hedge fund assets.[4] Daftary started his own investment firm in 1996,[3] DG Capital Management, of which he is president and CEO[4]
Daftary has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Mumbai, India.[4] He is also a graduate of California State University, Long Beach.,[3] where he received both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration.[4] He is a holder of the chartered financial analyst credential.