Derek was a Founding Principal of PGA and is currently a member of PGA’s Research Team. He served as a PGA Principal and the PGA Chief Financial Officer until 2024.

Derek graduated from Amherst College in 1975 with a B.A. in Political Science, earned an M.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1976, and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982. Derek was a Vice President in Securities Trading at Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust Co in New York City, a Vice President in Securities Trading at Merrill Lynch in Tokyo, and a Manager in Foreign Exchange at Bankers Trust Co. in Hong Kong.

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