The General Partner of Liberty Commodity Partners is Liberty Funds Group, Inc. (LFG). LFG is a Texas based firm that has over 25 years investing in Managed Futures. Key personnel of LFG are:
Craig L. Caudle,Principal, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Futures Association (NFA), and serves as a member of the NFA's membership committee. Craig also serves on the CTA – CPO advisory committee for the NFA. From 1994 until joining the Liberty Funds in 1998, Craig served as the Director of Marketing and Operations for Abraham Trading Co., a Texas based CTA. From 1987 until 1994, Craig was President of Star-Tex Asset Management, Inc., a CTA in Dallas, Texas. From 1985 through 1987, he was a Funds Management Officer at NationsBank Texas, trading foreign exchange and government securities for the bank. From 1983 through 1985, he was a member of the Index and Options Market, a division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Over his career, Craig has served as the Director of Development for the Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research, Chairman of the Trading and Markets Committee for the Managed Funds Association, and on the Managed Funds Association’s Conference Committee. Craig graduated from TexasTechUniversity in 1983 with a B.S. degree in International Trade.
Christopher M. Strong, Ph.D. is the Director of Research for Liberty Commodity Partners and the SQS Fixed Income Fund. Prior to working with Liberty Funds Group, Chris was Director of Research of Anchor Asset Management, LLC from April 2002 through March 2003. From November 1998 through April 2002, he was Director of Research with Brandywine Asset Management, Inc. From January 1997 through November 1998, he was a Programmer with Bloomberg, L.P. From January 1996 through January 1997, he was a Researcher with Capital Fund Management, Inc., a registered CTA. From September 1995 to December 1995, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Universite De Nice-Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France). From March 1995 to September 1995, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher with Universite Paris VI (Paris, France). For the period June 1994 to March 1995 he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of California Los Angeles. For the period September 1990 to June 1994 he was a Research Associate at the University of California Los Angeles. Chris holds a B.S. (magna cum laude) in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Michigan, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles.
William E. Arenz is the Director of Trading for Liberty Commodity Partners, as well as responsible for monitoring and controlling the risk control systems. Prior to working with Liberty Funds Group, Bill was Managing Director of Anchor Asset Management, LLC from January 2002 through March 2003. From December 2000 through January 2002, he was President of BA Software Solutions, LLC. From March 1993 through December 2000, he was Vice President and Partner of ELM Financial, Inc., a registered CTA. From December 1985 through March 1993, he was a senior trader with Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Christopher L. McKinzie, Principal, is responsible for Operations, Finance, and Compliance. Prior to Liberty Funds Group, Chris was employed by Verio Inc., a division of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. While at Verio, Chris held many roles, including Vice President of Business Management and Finance and Vice President of Global Sales. Chris led an acquisition team that helped grow Verio from a start-up to over $300 million in annual revenue. Over his last 3 years at Verio, Chris helped lead a division that improved cash flow by $90 million annually. Prior to Verio, Chris was a Senior Accountant for KPMG Pete Marwick. Chris graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado in 1994 with B.S. degree in finance and accounting. In 2001, Chris received a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at NorthwesternUniversity where he was the recipient of the F.C. Austin Scholarship.
Ted Kingsbery, Principal, is respoinsible for selecting and monitoring investment managers. Ted joined the National Association of Futures Trading Advisors (now known as the Managed Funds Association) in 1981. In September 1984, he was elected as a member of NAFTA's Board of Directors for a two-year term and was reelected for another term. Ted has served on the board of directors of National Futures Association (“NFA”), the industry self-regulatory association, and on various NFA committees including the Introducing Broker Advisory Committee, the Membership Committee, the Central Regional Business Conduct Committee and the CTA/CPO Advisory Committee. Since September 1980 he has been affiliated with Financial Counseling Corporation, a registered broker-dealer. Ted received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 from TexasTechUniversity.
William R. Sachs has been in the investment consulting business for over 17 years. From its inception in 1991 through 2001, Bill was instrumental in the development and operations of Crestwood Asset Management, a registered investment advisor in Dallas with $750 million under management. Bill served as a portfolio manager, focusing on a large cap stocks and relative value investments. In addition, Bill worked as consultant to Crestwood’s clients on outside investment opportunities employing alternative investment strategies. From 1988 through 1990, Bill was a financial advisor for Smith Barney. From 1986 through 1988, he was a licensed financial advisor with Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. From 1984 through 1986 Bill was a petroleum engineer for Dresser Atlas in the offshore gulf coast region. He graduated in 1984 from the University of Texas in Austin, with a B.S. in geology.
