Our Team
Organizational Structure
Harris Kupperman
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Investments
Osman Poroy
Research Analyst
Sam Serio
Research Analyst
Brandon Coffin
Research Analyst
Michael Haddad
Research Analyst
Operations
Aaron Bubley
Chief Operating Officer
Max Wiethe
Media & Marketing Manager
Nick Cousyn
Director of Client Relations
Lauren Cousyn
Operations Manager
Lida McDermott
Bookkeeper
Paul Zavaliy, CPA
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Kate Cooper, CPA
Bookkeeper
Wes Cooper, CPA
Special Advisor
Accounting & Compliance
Principal Bios
Harris Kupperman
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Harris Kupperman is the founder of Praetorian Capital Management LLC, an investment manager focused on using inflecting trends to guide stock selection and Event-Driven strategies.
Mr. Kupperman is also the author of Praetorian Capital’s public blog, Kuppy’s Korner, where he discusses his investment process and comments on hedge fund industry trends. He is also a contributor to www.KEDM.com, an Event-Driven newsletter. Additionally, Mr. Kupperman is the Chairman and CEO of publicly traded Mongolia Growth Group (YAK: Canada and MNGGF: USA), a role which gives him unique perspective into companies as both an operator and financier.
Paul Zavaliy, CPA
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Paul’s professional expertise as a CPA is backed by almost 20 years of public accounting experience, obtained from working at major CPA firms both in New York and Miami. Paul had spent the last 17 years focusing almost entirely on hedge fund and private equity industry providing such services as audits, reviews, and compilations among others.
Prior to joining the Praetorian team, Paul was an Associate Principal at Kaufman Rossin & Co., which has been the auditor for Praetorian funds since inception. Paul has been a CPA since 2005 and is a member of an AICPA.
Aaron Bubley
Chief Operating Officer
Aaron has nearly 20 years in the hedge fund industry occupying a variety of front office roles such as equities analyst, commodity trader and Portfolio Manager.
Prior to re-joining Praetorian PR as the COO in 2023, Aaron co-founded and managed the special situations research arm of MGG Ltd. known as KEDM.
Aaron has an accounting degree from University of Miami and an MBA from the University of Illinois.
Nick Cousyn
Director of Client Relations
Nick’s career in Capital Markets has spanned over 20 years, with a background in Market Making, Research Sales and Trading, Banking and Executive level positions. He’s worked for such firms as Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Natexis Banque Populaire, with experience in both the US and Emerging/Frontier markets, in equity, debt, derivatives and private equity.
He currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Mongolia Growth Group Ltd.
Wes Cooper, CPA
Special Advisor
Wes Cooper has been involved in the financial services industry for over 30 years and has been focused on hedge funds since 2003.
His experience with Ernst & Young and several years in the internal audit department of a regional securities brokerage firm have provided a solid background in compliance.
He is a licensed CPA.
