Rock Crest Capital’s Management team has almost 25 years of experience managing assets and trading securities in our major sectors.

Greg J. McCall
Managing Partner
e-mail: greg@rockcrestcapital.com

Greg is the Founder and Managing Partner of Rock Crest Capital, and brings extensive investment management experience to the firm. He has been a portfolio manager/analyst for the past 16 years and has previously co-managed technology assets ranging from $100 million to $1 billion through numerous market cycles.

From 1997-2001, Greg was Vice President and co-portfolio manager of Westway Capital, a long/short equity hedge fund with a focus on technology. He joined the firm at inception and helped grow assets from $100 million to $1 billion at its peak in 2000.

Prior to joining Westway Capital, Greg was an analyst and portfolio manager at Dietche & Field Advisors (“DFA”) from 1990 to 1997. During his tenure, the firm’s total assets grew from $400 million to over $5 billion and Greg was responsible for building the technology portfolio from less than $40 million to $700 million.

Greg graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.


Calvin E. Chung, CFA
Senior Analyst
e-mail: calvin@rockcrestcapital.com

Calvin is a Senior Analyst at Rock Crest Capital and brings considerable asset management experience in diversified growth equities to the firm. From 2000-2007, he served in a variety of analyst and portfolio management positions at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Rising to Director, U.S. Equities, and Co-Portfolio Manager, he was responsible for managing over $1 billion in diversified growth oriented assets.

From 1997-1999, he was a Senior Analyst and Co-Portfolio Manager at Eagle Asset Management. He co-managed the $300 million Heritage Mid Cap Growth Fund, and served as a Senior Analyst to the $1 billion Heritage Small Cap Fund.

Previously, he served in a variety of positions at Massachusetts Financial Services, Fidelity Research & Management, and MetLife Securities.

Calvin graduated with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Legal Studies from Brandeis University and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.


 

 

Michael W. Avalos, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
e-mail: mike@rockcrestcapital.com

Mike is the Chief Financial Officer of Rock Crest Capital and brings considerable financial expertise to the firm. Previously, he was an Associate Director, Equities Business Unit Controller at UBS Investment Bank from April 2005 to June 2006. He was responsible for overseeing direct and allocated costs, and the preparation of management information and client revenue reports for the Institutional Cash Equities business.

From May 2002 to April 2005, Mike was a Treasury Analyst at GE Capital Corporation. He was responsible for ongoing analyses of debt and derivative positions, as well as counterparty credit exposure. He also documented and tested the internal control environment to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

From September 1998 to May 2002, he worked at Arthur Andersen LLP and attained the level of Senior Auditor.

Mike is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Connecticut and graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.


Cecilia Pohorille
Chief Operating Officer
e-mail: cecilia@rockcrestcapital.com

Prior to joining Rock Crest Capital L.L.C., Cecilia was a senior counsel at PanAmSat Corporation (“PanAmSat”), a global satellite communications company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, from February 1999 to May 2001. During her tenure at PanAmSat, Cecilia negotiated and drafted joint venture, concession and licensing agreements with various communication companies and government entities. Prior to joining PanAmSat in 1999, Cecilia was an associate with Chadbourne & Parke LLC in the firm’s corporate finance group, specializing in various securities offerings and privatizations. She conducted legal and financial due diligence, and drafted prospectuses, offering circulars, and Form 10-Ks, including the MD&A sections for various types of companies. Cecilia is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the New York University School of Law.


 
 
Prime Broker: Morgan Stanley
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Auditor: BDO Seidman, LLP
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Legal Counsel: Seward & Kissel LLP
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Accountant: SS&C

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