Rob Stein is the Managing Partner of Astor. Mr. Stein began his career in 1983 as a project analyst for the Federal Reserve, under the chairmanship of Paul Volcker. From there, he went on to hold senior trading or portfolio management positions with Bank of America New York, Harris Bank Chicago and Bank of America Chicago. Beginning in 1991, Mr. Stein also served as the Managing Director of Proprietary Trading for Barclay’s Bank PLC New York. Returning to Chicago in 1994, he formed Astor Financial, Inc., (AF) an investment and brokerage firm. Mr. Stein later formed Astor Asset Management, LLC, a division of AF, which became a registered investment advisory firm with the SEC in 2001.

Mr. Stein is the author of three books, including The Bull Inside the Bear: Finding New Investment Opportunities in Today’s Fast-Changing Financial Markets (John Wiley & Sons, 2009), Inside Greenspan’s Briefcase: Investment Strategies for Profiling from Key Reports & Data (McGraw Hill), and Charting a Profitable Investment Course with Active Management (Marketplace Books). In 2003, Mr. Stein was named one of the best unknown managers by Business Week magazine. He is regularly featured in print and broadcast media such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, ABC, FOX News, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Mr. Stein graduated from the University of Michigan and holds the series 3, 7, 65 licenses.

Scott Martin has been Managing Director of Investments since 2001 and is integral to the management and investment decisions of Astor’s fee-based investment portfolios. Mr. Martin also handles the supervision of new advisory relationships for the company. A recognized graduate from Denison University, Mr. Martin completed a double major in Economics and French. Mr. Martin began his career in the financial industry with TD Waterhouse Investment Services Corporation, concentrating on portfolio services for high net worth clients at the firm. A frequent speaker and lecturer, Mr. Martin has been featured in print and broadcast media such as The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, and CNBC. He is currently a contributor to Fox Business Network and is a former columnist with TheStreet.com. He currently holds the series 3, 7, 63, 65, as well as life and health insurance licenses.

Bryan Novak has been Managing Director of Trading since 2002. He is responsible for assisting in all money management decisions made by Astor and oversees the trading operations for Astor Partners, LLC. Mr. Novak has been involved in the research and development of the trading and investment strategies at the firm. Prior to Astor, Mr. Novak was a trader for Second City Trading, LLC, an equity option market-making firm, at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He was involved in the firm’s implementation of their screen-based trading platform. Mr. Novak has experience trading in securities markets from equities, equity derivatives, futures and commodity markets, as well as pre-public equity investment structure. Mr. Novak graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Financial Management, a minor in Natural Resources, and currently holds the series 3 and 65 licenses. Mr. Novak is a Level II CFA candidate.