Dean Ramos researches, analyzes and writes on markets, political economy, the process of finding value, allocating capital and assessing the future through Arka Kapital, LLC. He retired in 2018 from his role as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, after spending three decades in capital markets and finance.  He began in finance analyzing capital allocation for one of the world's largest retailers then moved to investment banking, where he ran corporate financial planning and analysis for one of the largest US regional broker/dealers. Later, as a managing director, he covering companies in the technology and consumer industries and built a successful research and advisory practice geared toward institutional asset management clients. Since becoming a professional investor at American Express Asset Management in 2000, he directly invested in the Americas, Europe and Asia, managed multiple investment strategies and operated as head of technology and telecom investments on a platform that peaked AUM at $21B and won 9 Lipper Awards. He is an Adjunct Professor in Finance at the Graduate Business School at Hamline University, lecturing on investments, portfolio construction and strategic finance. Mr. Ramos has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 1993. He was educated at the Universidad de Salamanca, the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and holds bachelors and MBA degrees from the University of Minnesota. His non-profit experience includes strategy advising at the Center for Retail Design and Innovation at the University of Minnesota’s College of Design, cross-border economic development as director at the Latvian American Chamber of Commerce and board service at the Masonic Children's Hospital at the University of Minnesota. He holds dual US and Latvian citizenship.

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