Andrew Redleaf, Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer:

With almost 30 years’ experience as an Options Trader, an original Founder of the Deephaven Market Neutral Fund, and the Creator of Whitebox Advisors, Andrew brings a refreshing combination of insight, energy, and humor to managing a highly successful and creative family of hedge funds. He graduated from Yale University in three years with a BA and MA in Mathematics and was recognized as the top mathematics student of his graduating year.

Jonathan Wood, Partner & Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer:

Jonathan joined Whitebox in July 2000 and currently serves as the firm's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Jonathan is responsible for management  and oversight of all operational matters, financial reporting and control, treasury functions and investor relations. Jonathan also has material responsibilities relating to the oversight and implementation of risk management and control procedures. Prior to joining Whitebox, Jonathan was employed by EBF & Associates, a multi-strategy market-neutral fund manager with approximately $2 billion under management, for over 9 years. At EBF & Associates, Jonathan was responsible for monitoring daily liquidity and leverage as well as trading foreign-currency related exposure. In addition to his almost two decades of industry experience, Jonathan holds a BBA in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of North Dakota.

Rob Vogel, Partner:

Rob came to Whitebox as a Convertible Trader in 1999 and has managed the fund since its inception 2001. Before joining Whitebox, Rob worked for EBF & Associates, where the U.S. convertible bond book Rob assisted on had a long market value of approximately $200 million and was focused on low-premium, high-delta set-ups. Prior to joining EBF, Rob was an Actuary from 1991–1995 and ran statistical models to estimate insurance reserves. Rob holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a BS in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Florida.

Gary Kohler, Partner:

Gary is responsible for the qualitative review of trading opportunities for the Whitebox Small Cap Long Short Equity Fund. Gary’s two decades of experience in uncovering special opportunities, especially in small and micro caps, are reflected not only in the success of the Fund, but also across the firm. Gary spent 13 years with Okabena Company and Okabena Investment Services, most recently as Vice President and Portfolio Manager. At Okabena, Gary created the Okabena Red Partnership focused on small and micro cap growth stocks and the early identification of companies that had not yet been discovered by more conventional growth managers. In 2001, Gary launched a private partnership with Andrew Redleaf focused on capturing value in deeply distressed or grossly undervalued micro-cap public companies. The success of this partnership helped inspire the launch of Whitebox’s Small Cap Long Short Equity Fund. Gary earned his BA from the University of Minnesota, where he majored in Psychology. He completed his MBA at Cornell University’s Johnson School with concentrations in both Marketing and Finance. While at the Johnson School, Gary studied under Richard Thaler, a pioneer in behavioral economics.

Dr. Jason Cross, Partner: