Erik Oros, Chief Investment Officer, CFA, CAIA 

As Chief Investment Officer at Gideon Strategic Partners, Erik Oros leads the firm’s investment strategy with a holistic, macro-driven approach to asset management. He oversees the firm’s managed registered portfolios and its proprietary private markets access platform. In addition to managing investment strategy, Erik is actively involved in GSP’s portfolio companies, serving as a director on the boards of OTTO Aviation, FusionIQ, RADAR, and Osteal Therapeutics.

Prior to joining Gideon, Erik was the founder and CIO of Actinium Capital LP, a global long/short equity hedge fund investing across sectors and geographies. He began his career on the buy-side at Salient Partners, where he was a member of the global equity team with primary responsibility for the technology, media, and telecom sectors. Before Salient, Erik completed a comprehensive analyst rotation program at UBS in New York.

Erik holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in just three years, and an MS in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University with a concentration in financial economics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Outside of work, Erik enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, and taking his three young children to Baltimore Ravens games.