Barry C. Knapp is managing partner of Ironsides Macro, an independent provider of macroeconomic and public policy strategy for institutional and sophisticated individual investors, banks and corporations. Integral to Ironsides' approach is utilizing corporate or micro data to analyze macroeconomic secular and cyclical trends. Additionally, the firm writes reports under the title 'It's Never Different This Time,' underscoring its use of historical analogs to better inform the business cycle. Ironsides focuses on sustainable trends and assets it considers under- or over-valued given its economic and policy outlook, as well as risks underappreciated by markets. Mr. Knapp previously worked at Guggenheim Securities, BlackRock, Barclays, and Lehman Brothers.