Portfolio Manager

Upslope's strategy was established in 2016 by its Portfolio Manager, George Livadas, at a prior firm. In 2017, George launched Upslope Capital Management, a Colorado Registered Investment Adviser. Previously, George was a portfolio manager and senior analyst at a long/short hedge fund based in Denver, Colorado. George was the sole portfolio manager responsible for the firm's separately managed account strategy, in addition to his analyst responsibilities for the firm's long/short fund.

Before moving to Colorado, George was a Vice President at BMO Capital Markets in New York, where he held various roles, including positions in equity research and investment banking. During his five years at BMO, George covered a range of industries, including: packaging & forest products, financial exchanges, brokers, asset/wealth management and specialty finance. Other professional experience includes roles in debt capital markets (Analyst at Citi) and alternative investments (Investment Analyst at Accolade Partners, a venture capital fund of funds).

George earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Economics, and a BA from Georgetown University in Russian Studies and General Management.

George is married and has two energetic, young children. He has been an avid ice hockey player since the age of five, despite growing up in Los Angeles.