Executive Vice President

Prior to joining HedgeOp on June 1, 2004, Rinarisa was a Corporate Associate in the Investment Management Department of Schulte, Roth & Zabel, LLP, since September of 2001. At SR&Z she worked with institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers to facilitate the formation and operation of domestic and offshore hedge funds. She also advised clients on compliance issues, negotiated side letter agreements and drafted SEC response letters and legal opinions. Rinarisa also served as a summer intern with the SEC where she assisted staff attorneys. Rinarisa graduated from Fordham University in 1998 with a B.A. in Economics and received a J.D. from Hofstra University in 2001. Rina is certified as an Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCPsm) by National Regulatory Service's Center for Compliance Professionals.