John E. LaForge, II, MBA

Sarasota, FL

John E. LaForge leads NDR’s Commodity Team, which provides research across the commodity spectrum, including equities. The team covers the most widely followed energy, metal, agricultural, and soft commodities and equities; providing both commentary and strategy. Commodities and commodity equities are global in nature and sensitive to economic realities, so John works closely with all of NDR’s other strategy teams.

John’s has over 17 years of investment experience, primarily in asset management. Almost eight of those years were spent managing $1.2 billion across seven mutual/hedge funds under multiple client platforms for Phoenix Investment Partners before he became Chief Investment Officer of SRQ Capital Management in 2005.

Over the course of his career, John has been a frequent contributor to the media, including CNBC, Bloomberg, and many print media publications. John has his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Master of Business Administration from the University of Tampa.