Michael Messinger founded Redwood in 2010 as a money management firm rooted in quantitative research with a RiskFirst philosophy.

He oversees the construction, implementation and live risk management of Redwood’s U.S. equity and fixed-income strategies and real estate funds, representing more than $2 billion in assets under management.

With over 15 years of investment experience, Michael has expanded Redwood’s capabilities into tactical and strategic beta investment solutions as well as capabilities in the private commercial real estate lending market.

Prior to founding Redwood Investment Management, Michael worked for Riversource Investments (now known as Columbia Management), as well as ING, and began his career as an Analyst at UBS. He received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona in Tucson.