
THE TEAM


Benjamin Griffith
Founder & CIO
‣2020- Present: Equanimity Advisors
‣2015 - 2019: BMG Energy Trading.
Founder and Head Trader.
‣2013 - 2015: Dixie AM.
Portfolio Manager Natural Gas options.
‣2005 - 2013: Infinium CM.
Head of Natural Gas trading desk.
‣Illinois State University. BS in Finance and Risk Management.
‣Served in U.S. Army Reserve.

James Faddy
Head of Quantitative Analysis
‣Advises Equanimity on trading strategy and risk management.
‣15 years as a quant trader both on Wall St and for his own account.
‣Earned Financial Risk Manager designation from GARP.
‣Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University.
‣Holds PhD in Aeronautics from Caltech.
Derek Stroke
Founder & COO
‣2020-Present: Equanimity Advisors
‣2015 - 2019: BMG Energy Trading.
Founder and Head of Research.
‣2014 - 2015: Dixie AM.
Natural gas options trader
‣2012 - 2014: SCB Derivatives LLC.
Energy options broker
‣2006-2012: GFI Group Inc.
Energy options broker
‣Davidson College.
Bachelor's in Economics
