Mr. Wallace brings over a decade of financial services experience to bear at Phocas Financial Corporation. He focuses his efforts on the consumer and industrial economic sectors. He commenced his investment industry career at AXA Advisors, and then joined Trugent Capital, a hedge fund focused on public equities. At Trugent Capital, Mr. Wallace was responsible for conducting primary research, proprietary modeling, and general equity analysis to recommend and following paired trades as an analyst. He was also responsible for executing trades using a variety of trading systems and platforms. Mr. Wallace graduated from Texas Christian University, where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management.