Principals
Michael J. Levas has been in the investment management business for over twenty years and is the founder, chief investment officer and managing member of the Olympian Group of Investment Management Companies. Prior to Olympian, he was a VP and Portfolio Manager in the Private Client Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. Prior to that, he was a VP with SG Cowen, UBS PaineWebber and Bear Stearns where he managed in excess of $250 million in both institutional and retail portfolios.
Mr. Levas is the founder and managing member of Olympian Securities LLC, and is a licensed Series 24 general securities principal, Series 7 general securities representative, and a Series 65, 66 investment adviser representative with (FINRA). Mr. Levas is also the founder and principal of Olympian Futures LLC, an (NFA) registered introducing broker, and a licensed Series 3 associated person. Mr. Levas currently holds the Chartered Portfolio Manager (CPM) designation from the American Academy of Financial Management. Mr. Levas completed investment management studies at Harvard Business School and additionally, Mr.Levas has completed the Hedge Fund Programme at The London Business School. He is a current member of the CFA society of South Florida, Securities Traders Association of Florida, and formerly served on the 2008/2009 board of directors of The Hedge Fund Association.
Mr. Levas is a frequent conference speaker and commentator on the financial markets and asset management industry, and has been featured in numerous publications, including BusinessWeek,Smart Money,Hedge Fund Manager Week, Absolute Return, Euromoney, International Securities Finance, Buy-Side Technology,Securities Industry News, Alternative Investment Review, Advanced Trading, Markets Media Magazine,Waters, Bloomberg and National Public Radio.(NPR)
Gus N. Ganoudis has worked in the financial markets for over twenty five years.Prior to joining Olympian Capital Management LLC he founded Ganoudis Securities, a successful independent specialist operation on the Boston Stock Exchange. As principal and head trader, he made markets in over 30 NYSE-listed stocks on the trading floor. Prior to that Mr. Ganoudis worked for Advest Inc. in their Boston office, as a registered representative. Mr. Ganoudis is a licensed National Futures Association (NFA ) Series 3 representative and is currently a registered Series 65, 66 investment adviser representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) He is also developing alternative financial products targeted for use in the insurance and financial service industry.Mr. Ganoudis is a current member of the Security Traders Association of Florida.