Meet the team

Chief Investment Officer, CEO and Founding Partner
Michael is the Chief Investment Officer, CEO, and founding partner of Taika Capital. He oversees all of the firm’s investment activities and is the lead portfolio manager of the firm’s equity long/short fund.
Analysts
Equity Research Analyst
Equity Research Analyst
Business, Operations and Investor Relations
Head of Investor Relations
Fractional CCO
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Michael Coleman
Michael W. Coleman, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, CEO and Founding Partner
Prior to his current role, Michael spent 16 years on the buyside across a variety of roles and firms. Most recently, he was a portfolio manager and lead tech analyst at PNC Capital Advisors, LLC. During his tenure, Michael was a key member of the Large Cap Equity team which managed over $7 billion in AUM across a variety of strategies. Michael also launched and managed several multi-factor equity funds (PLEIX, PEWIX, PLIVX) and was a co-portfolio manager of the highly ranked PNC Balanced Fund.

Michael spent several years covering the health care sector and leading the team’s quantitative investing efforts. Before joining PCA, he worked at Turner Investment Partners, LLC and on the options trading desk at Susquehanna International Group (SIG).

Michael built his career specializing in combining fundamental and quantitative analysis in the stock selection/portfolio management process and has extensive management, leadership, and client-facing experience.
PRIOR TO JOINING TAIKA CAPITAL
PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
• Portfolio Manager on the Large Cap Equity team
• Lead Technology and Healthcare Equity analyst
• Senior Quant Analyst
Equity Research Assistant at Turner Investment Partners, LLC
Equity Options Trading at Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
EDUCATION
BS in Economics – Drexel University (Valedictorian)
King Lee
King Lee
Equity Research Analyst
PRIOR TO JOINING TAIKA CAPITAL
Equity Analyst for the Advantage Equity US Large Cap investment team at PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
Equity Portfolio Analyst at PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, (PCA)
Private Equity Investment Analyst at Hamilton Lane Advisors
EDUCATION
BS in Finance and Legal Studies from Drexel University with honors
CFA Level III candidate
Alex Marchenko
Aleksey Marchenko
Equity Research Analyst
PRIOR TO JOINING TAIKA CAPITAL
Research Analyst and Trader at Strategic Financial Services
Equity Swaps desk at Citigroup
Special Operations Combat Medic in the U.S. Army, deployed with the 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment
EDUCATION
MS in Finance from the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester
BA in Financial Economics from University of Rochester
CFA Level II candidate
John Harrington
John H. Harrington
Head of Investor Relations
PRIOR TO JOINING TAIKA CAPITAL
Senior Vice President, Director of Consultant Relations, PNC Capital Advisors, LLC
John previously worked at Fidelity Management & Research Co, Wellington Management Company, LLP, Acadian Asset Management, Turner Investment Partners and Old Mutual Asset Management
EDUCATION
Bachelors in Arts in English from Boston College
MBA/MSF from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College
Masters in Anglo-Irish Literature & Drama from the University College Dublin (Ireland)
Ryan Visniski, CFA
Fractional CCO
PRIOR TO JOINING TAIKA CAPITAL
Financial professional with experience working at highly regulated investment firms
Compliance Manager at Raging Capital Management
Equity and Fixed Income Compliance Analyst at BlackRock
EDUCATION
BA, University of Arizona, Political Science