Martin D. Sass is chairman and chief executive officer of M.D. Sass, one of the nation’s leading independent registered investment management firms. M.D. Sass manages hedge funds, private equity funds and separate accounts utilizing a variety of equity, fixed income and alternative investment strategies.
Before launching M.D. Sass in 1972, he was president, chief investment officer and a principal shareholder of Neuwirth Management and Research Corp., where he managed mutual funds, hedge funds and substantial separate portfolios. He earlier was the founder and director of the Special Situations Division of Argus Research Corporation, providing independent research to leading financial institutions. He has been an investment manager and securities analyst since 1963 and has been quoted extensively on the subject of investments.
Sass received a B.S. in accounting from Brooklyn College. He joined the Brooklyn College Foundation Board of Trustees in 1995 and serves on the college’s Executive Committee and is chairman of the Foundation’s Investment Committee. He has provided many internships to Brooklyn College students and has hosted leadership forums at the Magner Center for Career Development and Internships.
He also studied finance and investments in M.B.A programs at New York University and the City University of New York. He is a member of the Chief Executives Organization and the World Presidents’ Organization, and he is chairman and founder of the Sass Foundation for Medical Research.