INVESTMENT TEAM
Mr. Ammann serves as a Portfolio Manager for RK Capital and co-founded the firm in June 2004. In 1993, Mr. Ammann joined Founders Asset Management LLC, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions until leaving the firm in 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was Co-Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund, and from 1998 to 2004, he was head of Founders’ micro-, small- and mid-cap growth team. From 1997 to 2004, he served as Portfolio Manager for Founders Discovery Fund (and Founders Frontier Fund until its merger into Founders Discovery Fund), as well as other small-cap growth institutional accounts. From 1993 to 1997, he was an Information Analyst, Equity Analyst and then Senior Equity Analyst, focusing on micro- and small-cap equities. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Ammann was a Financial Statistician at Standard & Poor’s ComputStat Services, Englewood, CO. Mr. Ammann became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 1995. Mr. Ammann earned in 1992 a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mr. Sonnett serves as a Portfolio Manager for RK Capital and co-founded the firm in June 2004. In 1997, Mr. Sonnett joined Founders Asset Management LLC, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions until leaving the firm in 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus-Founders Mid-Cap Growth Fund and a Co-Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund. From 2000 to 2002 he acted as Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and Dreyfus Aggressive Growth Fund. From 1997 to 1999, he was an Equity Analyst and then Senior Equity Analyst, focusing on micro-, small- and mid-cap equities. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Sonnett was an equities and derivatives trader and equity analyst at Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, Denver, CO. Mr. Sonnett became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 1998. Mr. Sonnett earned in 1991 a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania and earned in 1996 a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Mr. McHugh serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for RK Capital, since joining the firm in June 2005. In 1999, Mr. McHugh joined Founders Asset Management, LLC, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions until leaving the firm in 2005. From 2003 to 2005, he served as an Assistant Portfolio Manager on the Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund. From 1999 to 2003, he served as both Senior Equity Analyst and Equity Analyst. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. McHugh was Portfolio Manager, Equity Analyst and Options Trader at Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, Denver, CO. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. McHugh was an Associate Counsel in the litigation practice of Rivkin, Radler & Kremer in Uniondale, NY and from 1994 to 1995, he served as Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable John A. McLaughlin of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Mr. McHugh became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 2000. Mr. McHugh earned in 1991 a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania and earned in 1994 a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey. Mr. McHugh was admitted to the New York and New Jersey Bar Associations in 1995.
Mr. Nevadomski serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for RK Capital, since joining the firm in February 2009. In 1997, Mr. Nevadomski joined Founders Asset Management, LLC, which merged with The Boston Company Asset Management in 2006, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions. From 2007 to January 2009, he served as Vice President and Senior Research Analyst for the Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund. From 2002 to 2007, he was an Equity Analyst focused on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities. From 2000 to 2002, he was an Associate Equity Analyst focusing on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Nevadomski was a Private Client Accountant. Mr. Nevadomski became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 2001. Mr. Nevadomski earned in May 1997 a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.
Mr. Kaplan joined RK Capital in November of 2020 and serves as a Senior Analyst with a focus on the portfolio’s short book. Mr. Kaplan has a 30+ year career spanning both the buy- and sell-sides, concentrating over 20 of those years on forensic accounting and investigative-based short-selling. In 2014 Mr. Kaplan joined Sophos Capital Management, a Menlo Park, CA based hedge fund where he served as a Senior Analyst focusing on a concentrated, all-short strategy. From 2011 to 2013 Mr. Kaplan acted as a Desk Analyst for Cantor Fitzgerald based in New York, NY. Mr. Kaplan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University in 1988.
Mr. Kareem serves as an Associate Equity Analyst at RK Capital. He joined the firm in April 2020 following nearly 4 years of sell-side equity research in the Health Care space. From 2019 to 2020, Mr. Kareem covered small- and mid-cap Biotechnology names at Jefferies; in 2018, he covered small- and mid-cap Specialty Pharma names at Canaccord Genuity; and from 2016 to 2017, he covered large-cap Health Care names at Cleveland Research. He received a Masters of Science in Finance from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis in 2016 and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Pre-Medicine from Stockton University in 2014.
Mr. Rivoir serves as Trader for RK Capital, having joined the firm in January of 2013. Prior to joining RK Capital, Mr. Rivoir was a trader at Brahman Capital in New York, NY from 2007 – 2013. From 2004 until 2007, Mr. Rivoir worked for Tribeca Global Management (an affiliate of Citigroup Alternatives) in the middle office as a trade support associate in both their New York and London offices. Mr. Rivoir earned in 2004 a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
OPERATIONS TEAM
Mr. Bennewitz serves as the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for RK Capital, since joining the firm in September 2009. From 2007 to 2009 he acted as Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President, Finance for Welton Street Investments. From 2005 to 2007 he acted as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for Wm Smith & Company, an institutional broker/dealer. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Vice President/Assistant Controller for Curian Capital, a registered investment advisor and division of the Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Bennewitz spent eleven years in a variety of positions with Founders Asset Management, beginning as a Private Client Accountant in 1992 and leaving in 2002 as Vice-President/Controller. Mr. Bennewitz graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned a Masters degree in Business Administration with honors from Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Bennewitz is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Brody serves as the Director of Operations for RK Capital since joining the firm in March 2019. In 2015 Mr. Brody joined Rock Springs Capital in Baltimore, MD where he served as Vice President of Operations and Finance from 2016 to 2019 and Middle Office Associate and Assistant Trader from 2015 to 2016. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Brody acted as Manager of Operations for CSat Investment Advisory, a long/short equity hedge fund based in Greenwich, CT. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Brody acted as Execution Trader for Teleos Asset Management, a global macro hedge fund based in Stamford, CT. During his tenure at Teleos, he also served as an Assistant Portfolio Manager from 2007 to 2012. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Brody served as an Analyst for the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. Mr. Brody received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY where he double-majored in Economics and English.
Ms. Booth serves as the Office Manager for RK Capital, since joining the firm in October 2008. Ms. Booth joins RK most recently from EnerCom, Inc, an investor relations firm for energy companies, where she served in an administrative role in 2007. From 1990 to 2007, Ms. Booth served in several creative services, graphic design and communication capacities as an Art Director, Creative Services Director, and Graphic Designer for newsprint and print production companies. Ms. Booth attended Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado.
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Ms. Pitt Miller joined RK Capital in August 2021 and serves as the Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Pitt Miller has nearly 25 years of experience in the securities industry and joins RK most recently from FrontRange Capital located in Denver, CO. At FrontRange she spent four years as a Senior Vice President in their Capital Markets group overseeing marketing and investor relations with a focus on institutional investors. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Pitt Miller served as Director of Business Development at Whale Rock Capital Management, a Boston-based hedge fund. She started her career with Goldman Sachs in 1996 where she worked in a variety of roles in New York, London, and Frankfurt. She spent one year with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research as a Manager in their fundraising group. She joined UBS in 2004 where she spent nine years in Prime Brokerage Sales & Capital Introduction in both their London and New York offices. Ms. Pitt Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Mr. Ammann serves as a Portfolio Manager for RK Capital and co-founded the firm in June 2004. In 1993, Mr. Ammann joined Founders Asset Management LLC, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions until leaving the firm in 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was Co-Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund, and from 1998 to 2004, he was head of Founders’ micro-, small- and mid-cap growth team. From 1997 to 2004, he served as Portfolio Manager for Founders Discovery Fund (and Founders Frontier Fund until its merger into Founders Discovery Fund), as well as other small-cap growth institutional accounts. From 1993 to 1997, he was an Information Analyst, Equity Analyst and then Senior Equity Analyst, focusing on micro- and small-cap equities. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Ammann was a Financial Statistician at Standard & Poor’s ComputStat Services, Englewood, CO. Mr. Ammann became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 1995. Mr. Ammann earned in 1992 a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mr. Sonnett serves as a Portfolio Manager for RK Capital and co-founded the firm in June 2004. In 1997, Mr. Sonnett joined Founders Asset Management LLC, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions until leaving the firm in 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he was Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus-Founders Mid-Cap Growth Fund and a Co-Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund. From 2000 to 2002 he acted as Portfolio Manager for Dreyfus Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and Dreyfus Aggressive Growth Fund. From 1997 to 1999, he was an Equity Analyst and then Senior Equity Analyst, focusing on micro-, small- and mid-cap equities. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Sonnett was an equities and derivatives trader and equity analyst at Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, Denver, CO. Mr. Sonnett became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 1998. Mr. Sonnett earned in 1991 a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania and earned in 1996 a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Nevadomski joined RK Capital in February 2009 and serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. In 1997, Mr. Nevadomski joined Founders Asset Management, LLC, which merged with The Boston Company Asset Management in 2006, in Denver, CO where he held the following positions. From 2007 to January 2009, he served as Vice President and Senior Research Analyst for the Dreyfus Premier Enterprise Fund. From 2002 to 2007, he was an Equity Analyst focused on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities. From 2000 to 2002, he was an Associate Equity Analyst focusing on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Nevadomski was a Private Client Accountant. Mr. Nevadomski became a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder in 2001. Mr. Nevadomski earned in May 1997 a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.
Mr. Kaplan joined RK Capital in November of 2020 and serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager with a focus on the portfolio’s short book. Mr. Kaplan has a 30+ year career spanning both the buy- and sell-sides, concentrating over 20 of those years on forensic accounting and investigative-based short-selling. In 2014 Mr. Kaplan joined Sophos Capital Management, a Menlo Park, CA based hedge fund where he served as a Senior Analyst focusing on a concentrated, all-short strategy. From 2011 to 2013 Mr. Kaplan acted as a Desk Analyst for Cantor Fitzgerald based in New York, NY. Mr. Kaplan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University in 1988.
Mr. Kareem serves as an Equity Analyst at RK Capital. He joined the firm in April 2020 following nearly 4 years of sell-side equity research in the Health Care space. From 2019 to 2020, Mr. Kareem covered small- and mid-cap Biotechnology names at Jefferies; in 2018, he covered small- and mid-cap Specialty Pharma names at Canaccord Genuity; and from 2016 to 2017, he covered large-cap Health Care names at Cleveland Research. He received a Masters of Science in Finance from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis in 2016 and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Pre-Medicine from Stockton University in 2014.
Ms. Tandon serves as an Associate Equity Analyst at RK Capital. She joined the firm in June of 2023, after working as an Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs, covering large and mid-cap Aerospace and Defense. She received a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Finance from Bangor University, UK, in 2019, and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Miami, Florida, in 2021.
Mr. Rivoir serves as Trader for RK Capital, having joined the firm in January of 2013. Prior to joining RK Capital, Mr. Rivoir was a trader at Brahman Capital in New York, NY from 2007 – 2013. From 2004 until 2007, Mr. Rivoir worked for Tribeca Global Management (an affiliate of Citigroup Alternatives) in the middle office as a trade support associate in both their New York and London offices. Mr. Rivoir earned in 2004 a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Mr. Bennewitz serves as the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for RK Capital, since joining the firm in September 2009. From 2007 to 2009 he acted as Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President, Finance for Welton Street Investments. From 2005 to 2007 he acted as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for Wm Smith & Company, an institutional broker/dealer. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Vice President/Assistant Controller for Curian Capital, a registered investment advisor and division of the Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Bennewitz spent eleven years in a variety of positions with Founders Asset Management, beginning as a Private Client Accountant in 1992 and leaving in 2002 as Vice-President/Controller. Mr. Bennewitz graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned a Masters degree in Business Administration with honors from Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Bennewitz is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Bennewitz serves as the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for RK Capital, since joining the firm in September 2009. From 2007 to 2009 he acted as Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President, Finance for Welton Street Investments. From 2005 to 2007 he acted as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for Wm Smith & Company, an institutional broker/dealer. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Vice President/Assistant Controller for Curian Capital, a registered investment advisor and division of the Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Bennewitz spent eleven years in a variety of positions with Founders Asset Management, beginning as a Private Client Accountant in 1992 and leaving in 2002 as Vice-President/Controller. Mr. Bennewitz graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned a Masters degree in Business Administration with honors from Regis University, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Bennewitz is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Simon serves as Director of Fund Operations for RK Capital and joined the firm in June 2023. Prior to joining RK Capital, Mr. Simon worked for Fidelity Investments for 8-years in various roles. Most recently he served in the Prime Brokerage group within their Capital Markets division where he was a Director of Account Management. In that role, he managed a book of large institutional relationships by overseeing all day-to-day client interaction and requests. He drove the creation of new and disruptive technology to improve products, services and processes. Prior to that, he served as an operations analyst for Fidelity Capital Markets and worked as a full-service retail trader. Mr. Simon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 2014
Ms. Booth serves as the Office Manager for RK Capital, since joining the firm in October 2008. Ms. Booth joins RK most recently from EnerCom, Inc, an investor relations firm for energy companies, where she served in an administrative role in 2007. From 1990 to 2007, Ms. Booth served in several creative services, graphic design and communication capacities as an Art Director, Creative Services Director, and Graphic Designer for newsprint and print production companies. Ms. Booth attended Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado.
Ms. Pitt Miller joined RK Capital in August 2021 and serves as the Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Pitt Miller has nearly 25 years of experience in the securities industry and joins RK most recently from FrontRange Capital located in Denver, CO. At FrontRange she spent four years as a Senior Vice President in their Capital Markets group overseeing marketing and investor relations with a focus on institutional investors. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Pitt Miller served as Director of Business Development at Whale Rock Capital Management, a Boston-based hedge fund. She started her career with Goldman Sachs in 1996 where she worked in a variety of roles in New York, London, and Frankfurt. She spent one year with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research as a Manager in their fundraising group. She joined UBS in 2004 where she spent nine years in Prime Brokerage Sales & Capital Introduction in both their London and New York offices. Ms. Pitt Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Ms. Pitt Miller joined RK Capital in August 2021 and serves as the Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Pitt Miller has more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry and joins RK most recently from FrontRange Capital located in Denver, CO. At FrontRange she spent four years as a Senior Vice President in their Capital Markets group overseeing marketing and investor relations with a focus on institutional investors. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Pitt Miller served as Director of Business Development at Whale Rock Capital Management, a Boston-based hedge fund. She started her career with Goldman Sachs in 1996 where she worked in a variety of roles in New York, London, and Frankfurt. She spent one year with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research as a Manager in their fundraising group. She joined UBS in 2004 where she spent nine years in Prime Brokerage Sales & Capital Introduction in both their London and New York offices. Ms. Pitt Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.