Get All The Latest Fact Sheets In One Location
VIEW ALLHome | About Us
Meet Our Investment Team
Dr. Kenneth Sleeper, MBA
David C. Wright, JD
James St. Aubin, CFA, CAIA
Ryan Harder, CFA
Dr. Kenneth Sleeper, MBA
Co-founder,
Senior Vice President,
Portfolio Manager
Dr. Kenneth L. Sleeper, MBA is Co-Founder, Co-Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager at Ocean Park Asset Management. Ken jointly oversees all aspects of the organization’s activities, including asset management, research, and client relationships.
Before co-founding Sierra Investment Management in 1987 with David C. Wright, Ken applied his extensive background in statistical and computer applications to develop and refine computerized techniques for reducing downside risk. Ken utilizes his experience to help create productive investment solutions for clients so they may retire safely and successfully. Ken is committed to preserving client’s wealth by focusing on advanced risk management.
When not working with clients, Ken enjoys spending time with his wife of 40 years and his son. Ken earned his MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Southern California.
David C. Wright, JD
Co-Founder,
President
David C. Wright, JD, is Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director at Ocean Park Asset Management. He jointly oversees all aspects of the organizations’ activities, including asset management, research, and client relationships.
After 13 years with major Los Angeles law firms, Dave served several years as Director of Technical Research for Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc., before co-founding Sierra Investment Management in 1987 with Dr. Kenneth L. Sleeper.
Dave earned a JD from the University of Chicago and a BS, Civil Engineering, from Swarthmore College.
James St. Aubin, CFA, CAIA
Chief Investment Officer
James St. Aubin, CFA®, CAIA®, is Chief Investment Officer for Ocean Park Asset Management. He has oversight of all Investment Management department activities, in collaboration with Sierra Co-founders David Wright and Kenneth Sleeper.
An accomplished investment management executive, his career of more than 20 years includes leadership roles in asset allocation, manager research and portfolio construction. James earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from DePaul University and is a CFA® and CAIA® Charterholder.
Ryan Harder, CFA
Chief Investment Strategist,
Portfolio Manager
Ryan Harder, CFA®, is Chief Investment Strategist for Ocean Park Asset Management. He oversees research, trading, and portfolio management for the firm, and his career of more than 20 years includes roles as portfolio manager, equity research analyst and managing director.
Ryan earned a BA in Economics, with honors, from Brock University in Ontario, Canada and a M.Sc. in International Securities, Investment and Banking from the ICMA Centre, University of Reading, in the United Kingdom. He is a CFA® Charterholder. Ryan enjoys playing ice hockey and watching auto racing with his wife and four children.
Marshall Quan
Yanni Dalkos, MSQE
Henry Reid
Marshall Quan
Lead Portfolio Analyst,
Portfolio Manager
As Lead Portfolio Analyst, Marshall Quan enjoys discovering new vehicles for clients to invest in, as well as identifying changes in trends as they occur. Ever attentive to helping clients preserve their wealth, Marshall is responsible for investment monitoring and analysis, securities screening execution and reporting, technical analysis, and portfolio construction among other investment management and operational duties.
Marshall earned his BS degree in Business Administration: Classical Management – Finance from Cal State University at Dominguez Hills. He joined Sierra in 1999.
Yanni Dalkos, MSQE
Research & Data Analyst
A member of the investment team since 2019, Yanni Dalkos is responsible for technical investment research, due diligence, data analysis, and trading among other investment management and operational duties. He enjoys helping clients understand how to preserve their wealth by examining the relationship between risk and return. Combined with research, Yanni feels this awareness ultimately improves client’s results.
With a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s in quantitative economics from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Yanni is the first in his family to both graduate from a four-year university and earn a master’s degree.
Henry Reid
Portfolio Analyst
Henry Reid joined the investment team 2020. As a self-described analytical person and avid fan of sports and statistics, Henry is primed for his role as Portfolio Reporting Administrator, helping clients secure their futures and achieve financial freedom. Henry is responsible for research, analysis, data visualization, and performance and data reporting among other investment management and operational duties.
Henry earned his BS degree in Economics and MS degree in Finance from the University of Oregon at Eugene.
Over 35 years ago, our founders launched a big idea in a small garage. View seven short videos in which Founders David Wright and Kenneth Sleeper share the triumphs and challenges of the firm’s early years and how they became “pioneers in disciplined risk management.”
Latest Insights From Our Experts
In June’s CIO Insights, James St. Aubin unpacks recent economic reports and the Fed’s June meeting [...]
WATCH NOWIn June’s CIO Insights, James St. Aubin unpacks recent economic reports and the Fed’s June meeting in relation to the markets.
While the JOLTS report was needed before cutting rates, CPI was essentially “a dream report” and non-farm payroll exceeded expectations, the household survey resulted in skepticism. St. Aubin reveals which hot contributor to inflation was flat, generating favorable stock and bond market reactions. In under 5 minutes, he also reveals rate cuts projected through 2025 and why there’s still room for caution.
In this short video, CIO James St. Aubin gives a quick recap of Q1 2024 economic and market forces.
WATCH NOWIn this short video, CIO James St. Aubin gives a quick recap of Q1 2024 economic and market forces. Fixed income and equity markets entered the quarter with strong rallies, driven by expectations of both cooling inflation and resilient growth. However, once expectations for the Fed to cut rates declined, turbulence in the bond market appeared. St. Aubin also shares GDP growth and earnings outlooks and prompts us to prepare for March CPI data, which comes out on April 10. Of note: recent rising energy prices are likely to create some tailwinds for the inflation story, which will likely create headwinds for the bond market in the second quarter.
CIO Insights: February 29, 2024
In this February 29, 2024 edition of CIO Insights, James St. Aubin discusses how consumers could [...]
WATCH NOWIn this February 29, 2024 edition of CIO Insights, James St. Aubin discusses how consumers could control the fate of the economy, for better or worse.
ACTIVE ETF FUNDS
For performance and detailed fund information, please choose the ETF you would like to review:
Ocean Park Domestic ETF Ocean Park International ETF Ocean Park Diversified Income ETF Ocean Park High Income ETFLet's Get Started
There are many ways of integrating Ocean Park’s investment disciplines into your client’s portfolios. Let’s begin with a quick discussion to review how we can best enhance your client’s experience with our solutions.