Thomas J. Hayes is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Member of Great Hill Capital, LLC (a long/short equity manager based in New York City). He has been Featured On Fox Business TV, CNBC, BBC, Yahoo! Finance TV, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Bloomberg, CNBC Asia, New York Post, Fortune, Cheddar TV, i24News, CGTN, Financial Times, Reuters, MarketWatch, U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger, TheStreet, CGTN America, CNA Asia, ZeroHedge, Inside Futures, BarChart, Seeking Alpha, Fidelity and other venues.
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Thomas started Hedge Fund Tips® – HedgeFundTips.com – as a platform to share actionable insights, tips and research for Hedge Funds, Institutions and Individual Traders to benefit from – based on what he has learned in his years of experience in the Hedge Fund industry. A free 21- trial membership and description is available here: FREE TRIAL | TESTIMONIALS
On a weekly basis, Tom publishes his timely stock market commentary, “Hedge Fund Tips with Tom Hayes” VideoCast and Podcast. It has a wide following in the investment management, hedge fund and media community. It is a top-ranked podcast by Feedspot in the Hedge Fund category.
PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Great Hill Capital, LLC
Chairman and Managing Member
New York, NY
January 2015 – Present
Long/Short Equity Strategy for accredited investors and qualified institutions.
Responsible for generating investment ideas and managing portfolios.
Cornwall Capital Management, LP
Commodity/Equity Research Consultant
New York, NY
January 2013 – January 2015
The firm predicted the 2008 credit crisis (featured in Michael Lewis’ Book/Movie, “The Big Short”) Offered position after generating 500% return short trade (long puts) on Soybeans late summer/fall 2012.
Responsible for generating actionable investment ideas/trades (Commodities, Equities, Currencies) with derivatives expression.
Bedford Oak Advisors, LLC
Managing Director
Mt. Kisco, NY
January 2009 – January 2013
Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund
Responsible for generating investment ideas for portfolio and co-managing fund positions/business.
Wright Investors’ Service Holdings f/k/a National Patent Development Corp – Chief Operating Officer
Mt. Kisco, NY
February 2011-January 2013
$27mm public cash shell controlled through a fund at Bedford Oak Advisors, LLC (Bedford Oak owned ~33% of common equity outstanding). Mario Gabelli (Chairman & CEO of GAMCO, Ticker: GBL) owned ~13%. Dr Phillip Frost (Fmr. Chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ticker: TEVA) owned ~10%.
Charged with the responsibility to analyze and restructure shell – over two years – through managing the sale of non-core assets.
Sourced, negotiated and signed up the deal (purchase of Wright Investors’ Service $1.6B AUM – Asset Manager).
Generated 100% return for owners/doubled Company net worth in 18 months.
Board Position: Town of Ridgefield Pension Commission
January 2017 – Present
Appointed by Board of Selectmen
Responsible for overseeing ~$140MM pension investments for municipal employees.
EDUCATION
Columbia University – Bachelor of Arts
HOBBIES
Family Time, Ice Hockey, Golf, Reading, Movies, Playing cards with friends, Exercise
Tom resides in Connecticut with his wife, two daughters and dogs Lucky & Pepper.
