Ian Haas, CFA, Managing Director, joined Neuberger Berman in 2000. Ian is a member of the Investment Committee, serves as Head of Quantitative and Directional Strategy Research and is a Portfolio Manager on the NB Alternative Investment Management team. His responsibilities include sourcing, screening, due diligence, monitoring and portfolio construction for hedge funds and co-investments. Prior to joining the team, Ian was an associate in Lehman Brothers’ portfolio strategy group, where he focused on asset allocation and manager selection. Prior to that, he was a member of the financial institutions group within the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, where he worked on M&A advisory projects and capital market financings for clients in the financial services industry. Ian earned a BS with a concentration in finance from the University of Oregon, and has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.