Scott Rothbort

Infobox Person
name = Scott Rothbort


caption = Scott Rothbort in Seton Hall's Trading Room
birth_date = 1961
birth_place = Brooklyn NY flagicon|New York
residence = Millburn, NJ flagicon|New Jersey
nationality = American
known_for = Investing
education = Stern, Wharton
occupation = investor, businessperson, and professor
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website = http://www.lakeviewasset.com/

Scott Rothbort (born 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American investor, businessperson, and professor.

Investor

Often called the "The Finance Professor", Rothbort is currently the President and Manager of LakeView Asset Management, has over 20 years of experience in the financial servicesindustry. He is the Founder and President of LakeView Asset Management aregistered investment advisor specializing in customized individually managed separateaccounts, including proprietary long/short strategies to its high net worth clientele. [cite web |url=http://www.scottrothbort.blogspot.com/ |title= Scott Rothborts blog |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2008-02-01] While managing the equity swap business for Merrill Lynch, Mr. Rothbort developed marketed and transacted swap and financing based investment products primarily targeted to hedge funds and high net worth individuals. He was a key participant in Merril's successful global effort in 1998-1999 to reduce exposure to hedge fund industry leverage and credit risks in response to the global credit and Long Term Capital Management crises. Prior to working at Merrill Lynch, within the financial services industry he worked for County Nat West Securities and Morgan Stanley, where he had international assignments in Tokyo, Hong Kong and London.

Seton Hall Professor

Mr. Rothbort is also a Professor of Finance at Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business, where he is also the Chief Market Strategist for The Stillman School of Business, co-supervisor of the Center for Securities Trading and Analysis, and adviser to the student financial newspaper, The Stillman Exchange.

Contributor

He is a regular contributor to TheStreet.com’s Real Money website and frequently appears as a professional guest on
Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business Network, CNBC Television, TheStreet.com TV and the Forbes.com video network. In addition he is widely quoted in interviews in the printed press and on the internet. [ cite web |url=http://lakeviewasset.com/Products/5scott%20rothbort%20website%20bio_2007.pdf |title= Lakeview Assset Management's bio of scott |date= 2006 |accessdate= 2008-02-01]

Personal

Mr. Rothbort received an M.B.A., majoring in Finance and International Business from the Stern School of Business, New York University, in 1992, and a B.S. in Economics, majoring in Accounting, from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, in 1982. Mr. Rothbort is married and has five children. Mr. Rothbort is active in many charitable activities including Morry's Camp. [cite web |url=http://apps.thestreet.com/cms/si/biography.jsp?authorId=1005089 |title= Thestreet.com's bio of scott |date= 2008 |accessdate= 2008-02-01]

Notes and references

Links

* [http://www.scottrothbort.blogspot.com/ Scott Rothbort blog ] - Personal blog
* [http://www.thestreet.com/_tscnav/financeprofessor/ The Finance Professor] - Street.com
* [http://www.realmoney.com Real Money.com] One of his sites
* [http://www.boomrevolution.com Revolution Network] Another one of his sites
* [http://www.seekingalpha.com Seeking Alpha] Another of his sites
* [http://www.dividend.com Dividend.com] a site in which he owns a minority share