Michael J. So, CPA, is a risk analyst for the firm. He is responsible for facilitating the firm’s overall risk infrastructure and functions, which includes new and existing risk platforms, various quantitative tools and processes, and other initiatives that achieve the firm’s investment goals. Additionally, he serves on the firm’s ESG committee.

Previously, Mr. So was the credit fund accounting manager, where he was responsible for reconciliation and ensuring accuracy in profit and loss, performance, and attribution reporting. Before joining Driehaus in 2015, he was the second vice president at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, supporting the largest client on the platform. Prior to Northern Trust’s acquisition of Omnium, Mr. So supported a wide range of hedge fund clients at Omnium, the fund administration arm of Citadel. He has also served within the Advanced Strategies group at Mesirow Financial.

Mr. So received a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a certified public accountant.