
Executive Director

Dr. Klaas Baks, PhD
Klaas P. Baks PhD is a recognized thought-leader in the alternative investments industry. Dr. Baks is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Emory Center for Alternative Investments and a Professor in the Practice of Finance at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Dr. Baks serves as director or advisor for over 13 companies and investment funds with over $1.5 billion in assets under management, including American Virtual Cloud Technologies (NASDAQ: AVCT), Buckhead One Financial (fixed Income), Peachtree Hotel Group (real estate), TWO Capital Partners (real estate), and Vistas Media Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: VMAC). An active member of the Atlanta community, Dr. Baks serves on the board of the Michael C. Carlos Museum and is a former member of the Investment Committee of the Westminster Schools Board of Trustees.
Dr. Baks studied at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (PhD in Finance), Brown University (Master’s in Economics), Groningen University (Master’s in Econometrics, cum laude) and Leiden University (Diploma in Japanese Language and Business Studies). He spent two years at Harvard University as part of his doctoral research at Wharton on the performance of actively managed mutual funds.
Managing Director

Jim Fountain
Jim graduated in 2016 from the Executive MBA program at the Goizueta Business School. He is an Associate Broker with Metrobrokers in Atlanta. He has been working in real estate brokerage and investments for over 22 years.
MBA President

Alexia Brown
Alexia is a second year MBA student at the Goizueta Business School. She is an entrepreneur, former Finance Attorney with Latham & Watkins LLP, and will be joining Goldman Sachs & Co after graduation.
BBA President

Nicholas Trimble
Nicholas is a junior at the Goizueta Business School majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurship. He works at Accel-KKR and will be joining Centerview Partners this summer. His past experience includes JMI Equity, Qualcomm, and TI Partners.
Fellows
Faculty


Kathryn Furman
Partner, King & Spalding
