Our Team
Karl V. Chalupa
Mr. Chalupa is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gamma Investment Consulting and Editor of the Gamma Intelligence Reports. He is also President of Gamma Capital LLC, a quantitative global macro investment firm. Mr. Chalupa developed the Gamma Investment Program for previously trading the firm’s $400 million global macro program. He was previously Director of Risk Management at Titan Advisors LLC, a $4.5 billion alternative investments firm. Mr. Chalupa was also Managing Director of the Currency and Alternative Investment Strategies Groups at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) where he developed a $9 billion currency overlay program and launched SSGA’s first hedge fund based on his Gamma Model. Mr. Chalupa spent 13 years at ABN Amro Bank where he traded interest rate and currency derivatives and was Manager of the Proprietary Trading and Economic Research Desk. He began his career as an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Chalupa holds an MA in Economics from Brown University, graduated magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University with BAs in Economics and Political Science, and is Series 3 registered.
N. Claude Colabella
Mr. Colabella is the Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder of Gamma Investment Consulting and Co-Editor of the Gamma Equity Intelligence Report. He was previously Director of Communications and Investor Relations at Titan Advisors, LLC, a $4.5 billion alternative assets solutions firm. Mr. Colabella has equity research experience with working at Petroleum Research Group, Inc. (Rye, NY), an independent energy equity research boutique and at John S. Herold, Inc., a leading petroleum research and consulting firm. He was a Managing Partner at Alpha Beta Alternative Investments, Inc., an alternative investment boutique that managed Alpha Beta Partners, LP, a multi-strategy “fund of funds”. Mr. Colabella holds an MBA in Finance from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business. He graduated magna cum laude from Manhattan College, with a BSBA in Economics. His credentials included FINRA – Series 7, Series 63 Licenses.
Wendy J. Wightman
Ms. Wightman is a Marketing Consultant for Gamma Investment Consulting. She has worked in multiple Marketing Departments for both For-Profit and Non-Profit Corporations. She has marketing experience with Gamma Capital LLC, a quantitative global macro investment firm. She was formerly the Florida Regional Vice President for the International Association for Persons in Supported Employment. Ms. Wightman holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. She graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in International Marketing.