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2026 Keynote Speaker

Brad Briner

North Carolina State Treasurer

Brad Briner

Treasurer Bradford B. Briner was sworn in on January 1, 2025. Prior to running for office, the Treasurer was most recently the Co-Chief Investment Officer for Willett Advisors, where he worked from 2012-2023.  Willett manages the philanthropic and personal investment assets for Mike Bloomberg.  Before Willett, Mr. Briner held positions at Morgan Creek Capital, the UNC Management Company, ArcLight Capital and Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Briner graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar with a degree in economics with distinction. Mr. Briner also received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.  He currently serves on the Board of Trustees and as chairman of the investment committee for Phillips Exeter Academy and formerly served on the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Board of Directors of the Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) and the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee for the State of North Carolina. Mr. Briner and his wife reside in Chapel Hill with their four children.

Moderator: Cameron Hight

Founder & CEO of Alpha Theory and Co-Founder & Chairman of CenterBook

Moderator: Cameron Hight

Cameron has decades of experience in equity research, hedge fund management, and financial technology. Cameron is the Co-Founder and Chairman of CenterBook Partners and is the Founder and CEO of Alpha Theory. Prior to founding and developing Alpha Theory, Cameron worked as an equity research analyst for a decade, covering the TMT sectors and supporting transactions for firms such as Lehman Brothers, CIBC, and Credit Suisse First Boston, before joining Afton Capital Management, a long-short equity hedge fund. He currently sits on the board of the UNC-Chapel Hill Business School Investment Fund. Cameron earned his B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

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