John Nichol

Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager with Stratos Investment Management.

A senior investment executive with 27+ years of experience integrating fundamental analysis, quantitative research, technical, and derivative management strategies to meet portfolio management objective, risk, and performance goals.

Prior to joining Stratos, John worked for Equity Bank Trust & Wealth Management, Federated Hermes, Inc., Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, and the U.S. Department of Treasury – Office of Thrift Supervision. He has been in the investment industry since 1992, including 19 with Federated Hermes Inc. where he had been both a securities analyst, senior portfolio manager, and Growth & Income Group Head.

He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics and received his MBA from The Ohio State University. John holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation.