Nick Weir |
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About Nick Weir
Nick Weir - Professional Summary: Nick Weir has extensive expertise in securities, risk management services, commodities, financial instruments, market analyses, and derivative product trading. He pursued a diverse training in the field with a BA in Accounting and Business Administration from the College of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota and an MA in Economics and Finance from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland. Additionally, Nick Weir prepared for leadership positions with an Executive Program on Financial Management: Policies and Practices at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
Currently, Nick Weir serves as Managing Director of Navigant Economics, LLC, in Chicago. Following his ten years of trading and investment experience with Cargill and since joining Coopers & Lybrand as a Partner in 1988, Nick Weir has engaged with the financial industry as an expert in various forums. Weir is frequently sought out for his expertise and provides testimony to a number of forums, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the National Futures Association, the Chicago Board of Trade, the American Arbitration Association, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Federal and State Courts, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Nick Weir entered the workforce in 1978 with Cargill, Inc. where he later became a Trader and Trading Manager for a decade. Weir had supervisory responsibilities for overseeing trading and investment activity as well as underwriting and syndicating hedge funds for customers of Cargill's brokerage firm, Cargill Investor Services. He also gained an understanding of equity and debt markets and asset valuation. He next served as Manager, then Partner with Coopers & Lybrand, where he managed an expert services practice for eight years. Nick Weir has been registered and licensed by the National Futures Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers. He also presents at industry events, with past appearances including "A Look at Recent Problems with Derivative End Users: Avoiding the Mistakes of the Past" at the Essex House in Manhattan.
Nick Weir - Professional Experience:
Navigant Economics, LLCManaging Director and Principal
Chicago, Illinois
1996 - Present
Nick Weir - Education: Webster University
M.A.
Economics & Finance
Geneva, Switzerland
1985
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