As Chief Operating Officer, Client Solutions, Thomas Prate oversees the company's business development strategy and plays an integral role in managing client relationships. Prior to joining Stratfor, Prate spent nine years with the New York-based hedge fund Ospraie Management, serving as Treasurer and Director of Global Operations. He ran the operations and cash management teams and also managed the due diligence process for new and existing investors. Before Ospraie Management, Prate worked in the operations and legal departments at Tudor Investment Corp., a hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut. He has a B.A. in Business Management from Manhattanville College, where he lettered in ice hockey. Read more: Thomas Prate | Stratfor Follow us: @stratfor on Twitter | Stratfor on Facebook