Oguz founded Passage Global Capital Management in 2007 and is responsible for developing investment strategies and managing portfolios and risk. He is an investment industry veteran seasoned in global equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, and derivatives. He also possesses years of experience in the disciplines of trading and risk management. He started his professional career working in the banking industry, including a Chicago-based investment bank, where he gained experience in financial analysis and equity options. Oguz has worked with several multinational and Fortune 500 companies, managing multi-million-dollar global investment portfolios. He has also been responsible for managing various financial market risks involving equity, foreign exchange, fixed income, and commodities.
Throughout his career he has designed and developed a variety of quantitative-based financial and investment models, as well as portfolio and risk management strategies. Oguz has a B.S. in Economics with Econometrics. He received an MBA degree in finance with an MIS from Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University in Chicago. Oguz has also completed the Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance program at Harvard University, as well as an advanced online statistical learning course from Stanford University. Oguz holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.