Core Team

Founder and CEO
Sassan Ghahramani is the President and CEO of SGH Macro Advisors, LLC. SGH produces forward-looking reports on the major central banks and key policy developments that drive global interest rate, equity, and currency markets. Its proprietary reports are highly valued by many of the world’s largest and most influential hedge funds, money managers, and financial policy officials.

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Chief U.S. Economist
Tim Duy, author of “Tim Duy’s Fed Watch” and Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon, joined SGH Macro Advisors as Chief Economist in 2021, a role in which he continues to produce the enormously popular Fed Watch under the SGH banner. Professor Duy received his B.A. in Economics in 1991 from the University of Puget Sound, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics in 1998 from the University of Oregon. Following graduate school, Tim worked in Washington, D.C. for the United States Dep...

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Director of Central Bank Policy Research
Regina Schleiger is a central bank expert known internationally for her experience and accuracy in providing predictive economic policy advice and political risk assessment. She joins SGH Macro Advisors as Director of Central Bank Policy Research to expand the firm’s central bank coverage across new institutions and jurisdictions, as well as to further enhance its existing US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank coverage...

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ECB Analyst
Victor Mendez-Barreira joined SGH Macro Advisors in 2024 as a central bank analyst focused on the European Central Bank. Prior to joining SGH, Mendez-Barreira worked for the specialized publication Central

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Global Macro Strategist
Tracey Bennett joined SGH Macro Advisors in April 2013 as their Global Macro policy Strategist. She provides the group with timely updates on economic data, central bank policy, geopolitics and relevant public information coupled with market pricing, trends, themes, and directional views.

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Managing Director
Rachel Roosevelt manages all client relationships and sales at SGH Macro Advisors. She has helped grow the company since its inception in 2009 when Sassan Ghahramani founded SGH Macro Advisors. Prior to joining SGH, Roosevelt worked as a Cultural Coordinator for the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala, where she was responsible for managing cultural and public relations events and interpreting US news and events for embassy staff.

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Director
Shanice West joined SGH in 2023 as Director, expanding on her experience in building partnerships and focusing on strategic growth. West launched her career as a Financial Integration Intern at the Pentagon. After three rotations in the Department of Defense, West decided to pursue her passion for community building and learning and pivoted into education as a STEM teacher in New York City. After spending six years in the classroom, she transitioned to an International Boarding School...

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Controller
Lisa Mnieckowski joined SGH Macro Advisors in 2024 as Controller. Ms. Mnieckowski brings 20 years of financial management experience to SGH. She obtained her CPA while working for BDO as a public auditor prior to moving into a series of corporate leadership positions in SEC-registered public companies in industries ranging from technology to healthcare. Directly prior to joining SGH, Lisa worked as a financial advisor, professionalizing businesses in sustainable and value-enhancing ways...

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