--- title: About image: https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hubfs/Feature%20Images/Roosevelt_AboutUs.jpg --- ## About Us Founded by David Roosevelt and Michael O’Brien, Roosevelt Capital Management (RCM) is a registered investment adviser and an independent investment management firm that is not affiliated with any parent organization. RCM navigates the cash, fixed income and equity markets on behalf of its clients. Timeline ## Learn how it all started and where we are today. March 2009 David Roosevelt leaves Morgan Stanley, where he was a credit default swap trader and part of the team that managed the firm’s $60 billion of corporate loan risk, to join Roosevelt Investments, his family’s family office. ![David_headshot](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/David_headshot.jpg?width=1000&height=1129&name=David_headshot.jpg) March 2009 November 2009 [**Municipal Bond Strategy**](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/municipal-bond-strategy?hsLang=en) launched to manage family liquidity. November 2009 May 2010 [**Short Duration High Yield Corporate Bond Strategy** ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/en/strategy?hsLang=en)launched to manage family liquidity. May 2010 February 2016 David Roosevelt creates Roosevelt Capital Management in response to requests by 3rd parties to “manage their liquidity the way he is managing his family’s liquidity”. ![](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Roosevelt_Logo2.png?width=1000&height=311&name=Roosevelt_Logo2.png) February 2016 April 2017 Michael O'Brien joins Roosevelt Capital Management as a Data Scientist. ![](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael%20Obrien_headshot.jpg?width=1000&height=1129&name=Michael%20Obrien_headshot.jpg) April 2017 October 2019 Began accepting 3rd party capital in the Short Duration High Yield Corporate Bond Strategy. October 2019 October 2020 Proprietary prospecting, trading / optimization, and monitoring application launched. October 2020 June 2022 RCM is verified as GIPS Compliant June 2022 September 2022 RCM launched Government-Backed Liquidity Management Strategy to perform cash management September 2022 ## Why RCM? ## Experienced The RCM team combines nearly 30 years of financial market background with decades of data science experience. Together, David and Mike’s careers include both financial and non-financial companies like BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, SAP, America Online, AMD, Dell and U.S. Foodservice. Perhaps even more importantly than the companies they have worked for, the last three decades have seen multiple recessions, Y2K, rapid and dramatic changes in industry dynamics, the dot.com bust, the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID pandemic, and an unprecedented back-up in interest rates, just to name a few. The team has a deep and unique reservoir of experience that it brings to investing decisions. ## Focused RCM is laser focused on deploying client capital in the public capital markets using repeatable and proprietary processes. ## Technology Leadership - Significant investment in proprietary technology. - Infrastructure designed to generate superior client returns and provide an excellent client experience. ## Institutional Quality - Corporate and municipal bond track records approaching 15 years. - Partnership with Clearwater Analytics allows RCM to deliver GAAP financials along with accounting, reporting and performance calculations of the highest caliber. - RCMs proprietary fixed income systems have led to repeatable outperformance. ## Invested RCM’s investing philosophy and operations have been designed to support clients as varied as corporations, foundations, family offices, high net worth investors and non-accredited individuals.  Not only are RCM’s strategies flexible but they are also where David and Mike have most of their liquid net worth along with portfolios for multiple family members. ## Boutique Active cash and fixed income management coupled with thoughtful equity allocations have the potential to outperform the market while providing highly personalized service. - Experienced - Focused - Technology Leadership - Institutional Quality - Invested - Boutique - Experienced - Focused - Technology Leadership - Institutional Quality - Invested - Boutique ## Leadership Team [![David_headshot](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/David_headshot.jpg?width=300&height=339&name=David_headshot.jpg) ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/david-roosevelt?hsLang=en) ## **[David Roosevelt](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/en/david-roosevelt?hsLang=en) **CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING MEMBER - Directly responsible for investing, risk management and trading - Entire career in the investment business: Roosevelt Investments (family office), Morgan Stanley (credit portfolio manager, risk manager and trader), Jacobson Partners (private equity), and BlackRock (fixed income account manager) - Received his MBA, as an Austin Scholar and with honors, from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, and his AB, cum laude, from Harvard University - Serves on the boards of the Hockaday School, the Notre Dame School of Dallas Foundation, and Practice Ministries, among others.  Family is actively engaged in many causes related to Type 1 diabetes and cognitive disabilities [![Michael Obrien_headshot](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael%20Obrien_headshot.jpg?width=300&height=339&name=Michael%20Obrien_headshot.jpg) ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/michael-obrein?hsLang=en) ## [**Michael O'Brien **](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/en/michael-obrein?hsLang=en)CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING MEMBER - Directly responsible for operationalizing and managing the team’s investment prospecting model, portfolio monitoring systems, day-to-day operations and compliance - Over 25 years of experience as business executive, entrepreneur and data scientist in a variety of companies including Dell, AMD, SAP and US Foodservice - Received his MBA from Georgetown University and his BA from DePauw University - Actively involved in causes related to Down Syndrome - Eagle Scout ### Corporate Bond The Roosevelt Capital Management Corporate Bond strategy seeks current income and capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital. [ Learn More ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/corporate-bond-strategy?hsLang=en) ### Municipal Bond The Roosevelt Capital Management Municipal Bond strategy seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and capital appreciation consistent with the preservation of capital. [ Learn More ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/government-backed-liquidity-management?hsLang=en) ### US Treasury (Cash Management) Roosevelt Capital Management’s Treasury strategy seeks protection of principal, liquidity and attractive yield. [ Learn More ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/cash-management-strategy?hsLang=en) ### Equity The Roosevelt Capital Management Equity Strategy seeks long-term capital appreciation through building portfolios that are simple, low-cost and avoid the mistakes commonly made by investors. [ Learn More ](https://www.rooseveltcapitalmanagement.com/equity-strategy?hsLang=en)