Mr. Steed is an Associate at Paladin Capital Group. Prior to joining Paladin in 2008, Mr. Steed was a Client Associate with Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG), Merrill’s ultra-high-net-worth division of its Private Client Group. Mr. Steed holds a Series 7 and a Series 66 certification and is licensed as an Investment Advisor Representative with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He is also a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) holding the Association’s professional designation, which focuses on the analysis of hedge funds, private equity, commodities, real estate, managed futures and credit derivatives. Mr. Steed graduated from Duke University with a B.A. degree in Political Science (Focus in American Institutions and Public Policy) and minors in Philosophy and Earth and Ocean Sciences.