PATRICK GRATTAN is a founder and managing member of the General Partner and Investment Advisor. His responsibilities in the foregoing roles include operations oversight, investor relations, portfolio management, hedging strategies, and risk management. Since January 2010, Mr. Grattan has served as a managing member of GP Synergies, LLC (“GP Synergies”), a private investment company located in St. Augustine, Florida. As a managing member in GP Synergies, Mr. Grattan has been responsible for strategic development and managing capital relationships for the firm. Prior to his employment with GP Synergies, Mr. Grattan served as a Senior Vice President at Prudential Securities Inc. (September 1985 through July 2003), RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc. (June 2004 through September 2007), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC (November 2007 through December 2009), where he worked with foreign and U.S. institutional and government clients. Additionally, from July 2003 through June 2004, Mr. Grattan served as a registered investment adviser representative of Wachovia Securities, LLC, Miami, Florida. He has more than twenty-five years of wealth management experience in the financial industry, including work with both foreign and U.S. based trust companies and various U.S. municipalities. Mr. Grattan has extensive knowledge of the fixed income market and in cash management strategies.
Mr. Grattan was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in economics from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami, Miami, Florida. He wrote his honors undergraduate thesis on the efficient pricing United States Bond futures contract and was a teacher’s assistant for courses in undergraduate finance. Mr. Grattan is a past President and board member of the Miami Bond Club.
RICHARD MERCIER is a Managing Member of the General Partner and Investment Advisor. His responsibilities include operations, investor relations and administration. Mr. Mercier also assists Mr. Grattan in portfolio management, hedging strategies and risk management. Prior to joining William James Capital, L.P., Mr. Mercier attended University of Miami (“UM”) where he earned Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, with a minor in International Business (1999). During his time at UM, Mr. Mercier excelled at football where he served as team captain for three years and earned many accolades and awards, including, consensus All-American, All-conference and Sports Illustrated All-Bowl team. In 2000, he was selected in the 5th round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
Mr. Mercier entered the financial service industry in 2003 as a stock broker with Princeton Securities, New York, New York and later with Oppenheimer & Co., Miami, Florida as a Financial Advisor to high net worth clients and Money Managers. His experiences included founding and operating a Hedge Fund, from which he gained valuable operational and management experience, which has proven instrumental in the launch and operation of the Partnership. Mr. Mercier successfully completed the FINRA Series 7, (Full Registration/General Securities Representative), Series 63, (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination), and Series 65, (Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examination) examinations.