Scott Shaffer

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Dr. Scott Shaffer is a Portfolio Manager at Sensato Investors LLC.
Prior to joining Sensato in August 2009, Dr. Shaffer was employed as a Portfolio Manager by Menta Capital LLC, S.A.C.
Capital Advisors LP, and Research Officer by Barclays Global Investors NA. He also worked at Iris Financial and University of Southern California.
Dr. Shaffer received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Former positions of Scott Shaffer

Companies	Position	End
Barclays Global Investors NA Barclays Global Investors NA Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance S.A.C. Capital Advisors seeks to invest in the stocks of companies with short-term growth catalysts. The firm employs quantitative techniques and merger arbitrage strategies.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	-
Menta Capital LLC Menta Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Menta Capital manages global long-short equity strategies via the application of a systematic investment approach which combines a fundamental understanding of the drivers of stock performance and innovative proprietary portfolio construction processes. The firm’s strategies seek to deliver superior risk-adjusted performance, with lower associated volatility than realized in the broad market, while providing upside participation in the long-term. The strategies are managed by applying what they believe to be a rigorous and systematic portfolio construction process which capitalizes on research and hedge fund expertise developed by Menta Capital for over more than a decade.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	-
Sensato Investors LLC Sensato Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sensato Investors funds' investment objective is to provide risk controlled and consistent returns by investing in the Asia Pacific region. Their funds seek to invest in the stocks reasonably valued, high quality companies with potential for fundamental improvement and growing attractiveness to investors.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	-

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S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance S.A.C. Capital Advisors seeks to invest in the stocks of companies with short-term growth catalysts. The firm employs quantitative techniques and merger arbitrage strategies.	Finance
Barclays Global Investors NA Barclays Global Investors NA Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Menta Capital LLC Menta Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Menta Capital manages global long-short equity strategies via the application of a systematic investment approach which combines a fundamental understanding of the drivers of stock performance and innovative proprietary portfolio construction processes. The firm’s strategies seek to deliver superior risk-adjusted performance, with lower associated volatility than realized in the broad market, while providing upside participation in the long-term. The strategies are managed by applying what they believe to be a rigorous and systematic portfolio construction process which capitalizes on research and hedge fund expertise developed by Menta Capital for over more than a decade.	Finance
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Sensato Investors LLC Sensato Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sensato Investors funds' investment objective is to provide risk controlled and consistent returns by investing in the Asia Pacific region. Their funds seek to invest in the stocks reasonably valued, high quality companies with potential for fundamental improvement and growing attractiveness to investors.	Finance