Building the Future of Hedge Funds

Welcome to Greener Pastures

We specialize in helping hedge funds managing between $500 million and $3 billion get the most out of people and processes for growth. Led by Marc Greenberg, a seasoned expert with over 40 years of industry experience, we provide insights and strategies to help your firm excel. Our mission is to empower your team with the right tools and people to ensure a consistent, repeatable investment process, sustaining long term success.

Our Vision

At Greener Pastures, our commitment to these principles drives us to help our clients achieve superior returns and foster long-term growth in the competitive world of hedge funds.

  • Observing stock price movements over the years teaches us that machine learning and AI are merely the latest enablers for an investment approach that embraces innovation as necessary to keep pace with a market that waits for no one. It’s most often where the alpha lives and presents the best opportunity to build successful returns and strategies.

  • With so much of a firm’s long-term fortunes tied to communication, process and market orientation, it’s not surprising that so many high performing investors typically “grow-up” inside an organization vs. outside of it. Sure, it’s possible to import high level talent that’s already matured somewhere else, but the notion that someone can come in and be “plug and play” is flawed. This underscores why top firms are building talent development centers and increasingly looking for the next leaders at the undergraduate level. It’s also cheaper to find the next Messi before the first Ballon d’Or vs. after the 8th.

  • Practice doesn’t always make perfect, but familiarity and consistency in process embeds a kind of muscle memory that frees up time to focus on what counts, to go deep where you need to. For the team’s decision-makers, that’s one less thing to worry about, and returns often reflect that.

  • Successful firms create their DNA by playing to core strengths. Talent development, investment process and discipline, portfolio construction, risk management and resource allocation combine to form unique attributes firm-to-firm. To improve these outcomes and measure success, one must understand the language, learning approach and culture of the organization. Smart people that trade stocks for a living bring critical perspective to consider before implementing a solution. This takes time and an unbiased listener.

What Our Colleagues Are Saying

  • Larry Sapanski. Co-Founder and CIO, Cinctive Capital

    “I’ve known Marc for 20 years. He was instrumental to building the foundation at Cinctive, starting with us before Day 1. As our Director of Research, he created the systems and processes we used to recruit and develop talent, manage our firm’s resources including alternative data and street relationships and he worked closely with our analysts and PMs to improve their idea generation and fundamental investment process. He is focused on creating and using data to make informed decisions about people and process and kept us ahead of the curve technologically. “

  • Michael Miller, Portfolio Manager

    “Marc has been a friend and mentor to me for the last decade and has played an important role in my development as an investor. He's great at approaching problems from unique and unbiased vantage points, with a particular knack for using data to drive optimal decision-making processes. He also possesses a mix of humor and humility that is uncommon to find in this industry, which helps him to enable change.”

  • Craig Bench, Co-President, Candlestick Capital

    “I have known Marc for nearly 25 years - he has been a boss, a trusted mentor, a life coach and most importantly, a valued friend. I have worked for many different people over my career, and Marc’s approach to training and development is unique in that he seeks to maximize long term vs. short term outcomes. When I was struggling with a difficult career choice that was going to put his own franchise in a short-term position of weakness, Marc counseled me like an older brother, not a boss, and acted as a strong supporter of mine to find a role that better suited my own strengths within the firm. His advocacy resulted in incredible things for me both professionally and personally. Marc is both a gifted communicator and very relatable which allows him to effectively collaborate with groups and get the best out of teams.”

  • Tatiana Pohotsky, Chief Investment Officer, The New York Community Trust

    “Marc has been a mentor, counselor, and friend for over 25 years. I learned a great deal from him during the early years of my career. His secret superpower is identifying an individual investor’s strengths and cultivating them to the fullest. He has always been a big proponent of rolling up one’s sleeves to uncover data points from unlikely sources. He taught me that creativity is just as important as strong excel skills. Marc is a rare gem within the industry. Insightful, thoughtful but combined with a healthy dose of humility. “

  • Steve Pollard, Global Head of Equity Research and Sales, Deutsche Bank

    “I had the pleasure of working with Marc at Deutsche Bank. He was a star sell-side research analyst covering the Beverage & Tobacco sectors for a decade. He did all the important things well - modeling, writing, and communicating his views. But his incisive thinking set him apart. His ability to analyze data, understand companies and industries, and clearly communicate it to clients was special. He was also a leader in the department, mentoring our junior staff and relaying best practices to develop their skill sets, helping them grow into larger roles.”

Where Investment Talent Grows

We’ll be with you every step of the way.