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Rusty (Russell) Hoss, CFA®

Managing Director, Portfolio Management (Equity)

Rusty is the Managing Director of Portfolio Management at Composition Wealth and is charged with both the oversight and creation of equity portfolios for the firm’s clients.

Prior to joining Composition Wealth, Rusty founded New Sheridan Advisors, an investment management firm focused on international investments, which was acquired by Champlain Investment Partners (CIP) in 2015.  While at CIP, Rusty was a partner and portfolio manager of the firm’s Emerging Market strategies.  Rusty began his career at Roth Capital Partners, where he started as a research analyst covering U.S. consumer companies and eventually became a partner and Director of Research.

Rusty graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and served five years in the Air Force, primarily as a cost analyst on a multibillion-dollar defense communication satellite system.  While in the Air Force, Rusty received his Master of Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business Administration and later became a CFA® charterholder.  Outside of work, Rusty enjoys riding mountain bikes, spending time with family and friends, and attempting to keep up with his teenage girls.            

  • Is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) holder

Fun Facts:

  • Enjoys international traveling and has been to 23 countries and counting
  • Played basketball and rugby at the United States Air Force Academy
  • To celebrate his 40th birthday, he completed Ironman Boulder