Charles Lemonides, CFA

Charles Lemonides is the founder and CIO of ValueWorks, an independent, New York City based financial firm opened in 2001. Lemonides started out on Wall Street in 1986, as a researcher at brokerage Gruntal & Co. There he covered risk arbitrage, the banking industry, and distressed situations before becoming the CIO of Gruntal’s advisory arm, Sterling Advisors, in 1994.

Lemonides is a native New Yorker and graduate of Vassar College, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in history. He received his CFA designation in 1989, and is currently a member of CFA Society New York.