Mr. DeLaurentis’ investment experience began in 1969 as an active trader and student of the stock market. In 1977 he became a registered representative with Underwood, Neuhaus & Co. in Dallas, TX. He adopted the Kensington name in 1984. The firm specializes in developing quantitative decision models that apply to the equity and fixed income markets and has licensed these models to a variety of financial firms over the years. Kensington received the highest national ranking for equity market performance by MoniResearch Newsletter, an independent rating service, for the period 1984 to 1987. Starting in 1992, he shifted focus to high-yield corporate bonds using separately managed accounts. He is a founding member of The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). Mr. DeLaurentis is spearheading a new growth cycle at Kensington which entails moving the company onto an array of institutional platforms so that a broader cross-section of the investment community will be able to access Kensington’s growing product suite. In 2019, Kensington launched its first mutual fund. Since then, the firm has grown its fund lineup to offer actively-managed solutions across fixed income, equities, and global allocation asset classes. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from Hofstra University in New York with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He was a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army and served as a helicopter pilot. Following a tour in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, he served as an instructor pilot.

Patrick Sommerstad serves as Portfolio Manager and Investment Committee Member for Kensington Asset Management providing expertise in asset allocation, trade implementation, and investment product research. Prior to Kensington, the majority of Mr. Sommerstad’s financial services experience was spent at Cargill, Inc., where he served as a Manager within Cargill’s Pension, Foundation, and 401k division and as a Senior Manager at Black River Asset Management, Cargill’s then hedge fund subsidiary. Mr. Sommerstad holds degrees in both Finance and Economics and graduated magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Indiana University.

Jason Sim serves as Portfolio Manager and Investment Committee Member, leading Kensington’s quantitative strategy development and trade implementation. With a strong background in advanced statistics and machine learning technology, Mr. Sim oversees analysis and data infrastructure for the firm’s quantitative research. Mr. Sim holds degrees in both Finance and Computer Science, along with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jordan Flebotte serves as Portfolio Manager and Investment Committee Member for Kensington Asset Management. Additionally, Mr. Flebotte provides strategy development, market research and risk management for the firm. Mr. Flebotte’s Financial Services industry experience spans across multiple business functions with particular focus on investment research, product due diligence and regulatory compliance. Mr. Flebotte is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, receiving a degree in Finance with honors from the UAB Collat School of Business, as well as a Masters of Business Administration with a specialized finance concentration.