VBA has the proven ability to use data analytics to position companies as leaders in their industries.

About us

Van Buren Advisors has a heritage of Quantitative Analysis. In 1985, our team was an early adapter of Big Data within OCA - an options market firm. In 1990, OCA was acquired by Swiss Bank which was then acquired by UBS. Our team provided statistical models and analytics to the trading floor. In 2000, UBS spun off UBS O'Connor as a hedge fund. Out team created and managed the Statistical Arbitrage Strategy. In 2005, the UBSOC Leadership team founded Van Buren Advisors.

Leadership

Chris Dardanes

CEO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.

Chris was a Managing Director and Head of the Statistical Arbitrage Team at UBS O'Connor. He started his career in 1987 with O'Connor & Associates as a member of their Quantitative Research group.

Education

Chris has an MS in Statistics from Northwestern University and a BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Chris Dardanes




Alexander Pasman

COO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.

Alex was an Executive Director and member of the Statistical Arbitrage team at UBS O'Connor. Alex started his career with the Fundamental Trading group at O'Connor & Associates in 1990.

Education

Alex has an MBA from University of Chicago, an MS in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago and BS in Applied Mathematics from University of Latvia.

Alex Pasman




Don Spieth

CMO and Partner at Van Buren Advisors LLC.

Don is responsible for the development and implementation of VBA's commercial programs and works closely with the team to accelerate customer growth using VBA's modeling analytics and predictive forecasting expertise.

Don has over 20 years of experience with Sales and Marketing in the power generation equipment and T&D industry.

Education

Don has a BS in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY.

Don Spieth




John Bogan

CTO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.

John Bogan has over 20 years of experience in computational science and supercomputing. Previously, he was Director of Computing for the Physical Sciences Division for the University of Chicago.

Education

John has an MS in Computer Science from the University of Chicago.

John Bogan