Open Field Capital

Open Field Capital LLC was established in August of 2003 with the exclusive focus of managing emerging technology portfolios of public equity and venture investments It is Open Field Capital’s core philosophy that disruptive technologies are the best driver of sustained equity out performance

The founding principals of Open Field Capital have worked together for over 18 years and have a substantial depth and breadth of experience in the financial markets Throughout that time, the principals have worked in emerging technology markets and have developed both an investment philosophy and methodology tailored to the sector's unique characteristics

MARC WEISS is the Open Field Chief Investment Officer and a member of its three person Investment Committee Mr Weiss joined Open Field full time in 2005 Mr Weiss joined Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc in 1994 and became its Director of Research in 2002 as well as serving as one of five members of its Investment Committee Prior to joining Amerindo Mr Weiss was a Senior Associate Engineer with IBM between 1989 and 1992 where he authored 2 patents (5670018 and 6258497) Mr Weiss is a founding member of Open Field Capital LLC Mr Weiss holds a B S in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M Eng in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and an M B A from Columbia University

Principal

Director of Portfolios Chief Compliance Officer JAMES P F STABLEFORD is the Open Field Director of Portfolios, Chief Compliance Officer, and a member of its three person Investment Committee He began his career in 1985 with Prudential Bache Securities in London, where he served for a year as a broker's assistant until moving to Cigna International Investment Advisors, where he served in operations and as a portfolio assistant from 1986 through October 1987 From 1989 until joining Open Field full time in 2003, he served in operations and portfolio management for Amerindo Investment Advisors UK Ltd and was one of five members of Amerindo's Investment Committee Mr Stableford is a founding member of Open Field Capital LLC Mr Stableford holds a BSc in Economics from Brunel University in Middlesex

MICHAEL J SANDIFER serves on Open Field’s three person Investment Committee His financial career began at Brown Brothers Harriman in 1970; later moving to Baker Weeks & Co In 1976 Mr Sandifer became a Vice President of Reynolds, which merged with Dean Witter Next at Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette, in 1982 he became a Partner and then a Principal at Woodman Kirkpatrick & Gilbreath, later acquired by Hambrecht & Quist In 1990 Mr Sandifer joined Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc , serving on Amerindo’s five member Investment Committee He became Chairman of UM Autonomous Systems Limited in April 2021 He is a founding member of Open Field Capital LLC; joining full time in 2005 Mr Sandifer holds a B A in Economics from Occidental College and a J D from the University of California, Los Angeles

Since 2005, Open Field Capital has managed long only portfolios of high growth publicly traded stocks in the emerging technology sector Open Field's long only clients include institutional investors, family offices and high net worth individuals Open Field's success comes from combining the mantra of buy and hold with a proactive management of cash weightings This strategy has enabled Open Field to exploit the buying opportunities provided by the stock price volatility of fast growing emerging technology companies

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