LEADERSHIP
The Intrinsic Edge executive team is a cohesive group of highly-experienced professionals.
Mark Coe, CFA
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Mark Coe began his investment career in 1987 as an analyst at Gofen and Glossberg, Inc. and later established Kent Associates within Paine Webber. In 1999, he formed Coe Capital Management, an investment management and advisory services firm, and launched the first Intrinsic Edge fund. Mark earned a BS in Accounting from University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, where he was awarded the “Bronze Tablet”, one of the University’s highest academic honors. Mark also holds a Masters of Management in Finance and Economics from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business. Mark is actively involved with several educational and charitable organizations and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Keshet, the Investment Committee for the University of Illinois and is the Governing Director for the University of Illinois Foundation.
Andy Corral
Portfolio Manager
Andy Corral has been working with the Intrinsic Edge team since 2007. He began as a junior analyst and quickly transitioned into more senior investment roles at the firm. Andy is now an integral part of the proprietary research team and currently serves as co-PM of the core Intrinsic Edge strategies. Andy has worked closely with Mark Coe and Nathan Jacobs in building the research capabilities of the firm and continues to be a key contributor to the funds’ ongoing success. He graduated from Illinois State University in 2007 with honors, earning a BS degree in Finance with a minor in Economics.
John Davis
Chief Compliance Officer
John Davis joined the Intrinsic Edge team in 2022. Most recently, John served as the Chief Compliance Officer at RMB Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser with approximately 10 billion in assets under advisement at the time of John’s departure. Before RMB, John spent 14 years as Chief Compliance Officer at IronBridge Capital Management (2003–2017). In addition, he has held the Chief Compliance Officer position for various Registered Investment Companies concurrently with his CCO roles at RMB and Ironbridge – RMB Investors Trust (2017–2022) and IronBridge Funds, Inc (2011–2019), where he played an integral part in the merger of the Fund Companies. He received his BBA cum laude from Ohio University majoring in Finance and Business Pre-Law with a minor in Psychology.
Akshay Kaura
Chief Operating Officer
Akshay Kaura joined the Intrinsic Edge team in 2019. Prior to joining, he played a leadership role in the launch, establishment and management of two Minneapolis based multi-billion-dollar alternative investment firms – Black River Asset Management (2004-2016) and Garda Capital Partners (2016-2018). In his most recent role at Garda Capital Partners, he served as Managing Director with oversight responsibilities across the finance, treasury, liquidity management and operations functions. He also worked at Cargill, Inc as a Business Analyst in their Minneapolis office and with ABB Alstom Power in India and Germany. He holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University (India), in addition to an MBA and MS in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Nathan Jacobs
Director of Research
Nathan Jacobs joined the Intrinsic Edge team in 2001. He has worked closely with Mark Coe throughout his tenure at the firm to refine our processes and now serves as Director of Research to all funds. Nathan plays an integral role in recruiting, training, monitoring and interfacing with the analyst team. He is also the primary point on the assignment of meeting and calls, a key component of our investment process. Nathan received his BS from Illinois State University in 2001 and received his MBA in Finance from the Kellstadt School of Business at DePaul University in 2007.
Bhumika Gashti, CFA
Managing Director | Business Development & Investor Relations
Bhumika Gashti joined Intrinsic Edge in 2021 as the Head of Business Development and Investor Relations and comes with over 20 years of industry experience. Prior to Intrinsic Edge, Bhumika spent 15 years with Credit Suisse in Equity Research as Head of the HOLT US Sector Specialists and was also serving as the Consumer Analyst herself. She has also spent several years in an allocator role at Pfizer. While at Pfizer she oversaw the Alternatives portfolio as well as the Pfizer Savings Plan. Bhumika began her career at AT&T in a corporate finance rotation program. Bhumika completed her undergraduate degree at Boston University and has an MBA from Chicago Booth School Business. In addition, she is a CFA® charter holder.