Martin Kurlandski, MS
Martin Kurlandski has over 14 years of experience in the investment industry. He has broad-based experience in the hedge fund industry across several investment styles, including long-short equity, distressed debt, deep value, private equity, shirt biased, and macro. Martin has a Master's of Finance from the International Business School at Brandeis University.
Disclosure: I am in full compliance with all ethics and other policies for Market Realist research analysts. I am not invested in securities that I cover on Market Realist.
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