John Noell is a portfolio analyst for Seligman Investments at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He focuses on short positions across industries. Prior to joining the Seligman Technology Group in 2018, John was Senior Investment Risk Analyst at Franklin Templeton responsible for risk management coverage for $60 billion in equity strategies. Before that John was a Founder and Managing Partner at Kensington Growth Partners, a long/short San Francisco-based hedge fund, and a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Barrington Partners, where he was responsible for the U.S. short portfolio. John has been a member of the investment community since 1999. He received a B.S. in Business administration from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Marshall School at the University of Southern California. In addition, John holds the CFA® designation.