Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Andrew Hart

Chief Executive Officer &
Chief Compliance Officer

Andrew Hart is the founder, CEO and CCO of Next Capital Management (NEXT). NEXT began in 1998 as an affiliate of Bear Stearns where Andrew was a Senior Managing Director from 1998 through 2007. Prior to founding NEXT, Andrew was a Vice President in the Private Client Services division of Goldman Sachs. During his 8 years at Goldman Sachs, Andrew oversaw a team that managed investments for high net worth individuals and families. Andrew received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1990 and a B.S. in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. Prior to receiving his M.B.A., he worked as an Analyst for Abner, Herman & Brock, a Registered Investment Adviser for high net worth families, and as an Analyst for Theodore Barry & Associates, a Management Consulting firm. Andrew is active in various charities in his community.

Frazer Rice

Director, 

Family Office Services

Frazer Rice is the Director of Family Office Services for Next Capital Management, LLC. He is responsible for developing the firm’s Family Office Services offering and implementing it for select clients. Frazer has spent a more than twenty-year career advising high net worth clients and families around wealth management, estate planning and fiduciary issues. Most recently, he was the Regional Director for Pendleton Square Trust, building their presence in the Northeast and advising clients and advisers around fiduciary issues. He spent 16 years at Wilmington Trust advising high net worth clients and family offices, rising to the level of Managing Director in the firm’s New York office. Frazer has written the book Wealth, Actually: Intelligent Decision-Making for the 1% and produces the successful “Wealth Actually” Podcast. He appears on a variety of media and industry panels to discuss wealth management practice, trusts and estates, family dynamics issues, and tax policy. He is the President of the New York City Estate Planning Council and is Co-Head of its Programming Committee. He received his B.A. in Political Science and History from Duke University and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. Frazer lives in Manhattan and enjoys golf, travel, horror movies, media production and writing.

Ryan Davis

CFA^®, CAIA^®,

President, CIO & Partner

Ryan Davis, CFA^®, CAIA^® is the Chief Investment Officer at Next Capital Management, LLC. He is responsible for oversight of NEXT’s asset allocation, manager selection, and investment strategy, and works closely with the firm’s advisors and clients to implement portfolios. Prior to joining NEXT, Ryan was a senior analyst in the alternative investments group at Fortigent, an outsourced provider of research and technology services for high net worth advisory firms. At Fortigent, he was primarily responsible for the identification and due diligence of hedge funds and other non-traditional investment solutions. He also led the firm’s asset allocation research and helped manage multi-asset class and dedicated alternative investment portfolios. Ryan is a frequent speaker on alternative investments and his research has been featured in major industry journals and news sites. He graduated from the George Washington University with a B.S. in Economics and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA^®) and Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst (CAIA^®) designation. Ryan lives in Long Island with his wife and children.