General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 19, 2011

Lowering Volatility Through Managed Futures – Alan Snyder – Shinnecock Partners L.p.

Alan Snyder is the Founder and Managing Partner of Shinnecock Partners L.P. - the general partner of its investment limited partnerships - and Managing Director of Shinnecock Group. Mr. Snyder was the Founder, CEO, President and Chairman of the board of Answer Financial Inc. and the Insurance Answer Center, LLC; CEO of Aurora National Life Insurance; President and COO of First Executive Corporation; and Executive Vice President and Member of the board of directors at Dean Witter Financial Services Group Inc., a predecessor firm to Morgan Stanley. Mr. Snyder is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Profile
TWST: Please give us a history of Shinnecock and tell us why you started the company.

Mr. Snyder: I started Shinnecock Partners after a 14-year career at Dean Witter Financial Services, which later