James Hickey

James Hickey serves as the Managing Director of Alternative Strategies for Spearhead.

Prior to this role, Mr. Hickey served as Chief Investment Strategist for HD Vest (now Avantax), an independent broker-dealer & registered investment advisor with over $45B in assets. In this role, Mr. Hickey oversaw investment strategy, home office portfolios, and market research.

Prior to HD Vest, Mr. Hickey served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for FDO Partners (“FDO”), a $3B quant investment firm founded by Harvard Business School, Professor Ken Froot. In this role, Mr. Hickey launched FDO’s life settlement business including raising two dedicated funds.

Prior to FDO, Mr. Hickey served as the Managing Director and CIO of the RiverRock Group and as President of RiverRock Securities, LLC, a licensed broker-dealer. As Managing Director, Mr. Hickey oversaw the development of RiverRock’s life settlement business including raising five dedicated life settlement funds.

Previously, Mr. Hickey served as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions for Aveta, the largest privately held Medicare Advantage health insurance company in the United States. Mr. Hickey also co-founded the health insurance company Touchstone Health Partnership, which he grew from concept to $50mil in revenue. In addition, Mr. Hickey served as a management consultant at Computer Sciences Corp. where he focused on insurance and healthcare.

Mr. Hickey received his MBA with honors from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and his bachelor’s degree with high honors from Harvard University.

Mr. Hickey holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and the FINRA Series 7, 24, 27, 66, and 79 registrations.