Robert Anton

President & Founding Partner | Next Edge Capital

Robert Anton is the President and founding partner of Next Edge Capital. Robert has been active in the financial services industry for over 30 years, beginning his career as an Investment Advisor. Prior to the formation of Next Edge Capital via a management spin-out of the business, Robert was the Executive Vice President, Sales for Man Investments Canada, responsible for the distribution of the firm’s hedge fund products through various channels and joint venture relationships, essentially setting-up Man’s Canadian office. Prior to Man, he served as Executive Vice President, National Sales Manager of BluMont Capital, a Toronto-based hedge fund company, joining the company in 2001 as a start-up operation and overseeing its asset growth.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. From 2007 to 2009 he was an instructor for the Canadian Securities Institute, teaching the Due Diligence on Hedge Funds course. He continues to be an active member of both CAASA (Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets) and AIMA Canada (Alternative Investment Management Association), organizations dedicated to the promotion, advocacy and education of alternative investments in Canada.