Burke Koonce
Burke Koonce is a securities analyst, financial advisor and documentary producer. His financial career spans more than two decades, and including equity research at Merrill Lynch and other asset management firms. He founded and operated Helicon Research from 2010-2017, and is now an investment strategist. A former newspaper reporter, Burke still loves uncovering great stories, especially in the financial arena. He was an executive producer of the 2017 financial docu-thriller Betting On Zero, which premiered at TriBeCa Film Festival and distributed by Netflix. Burke is the co-founder of Biltmore Films, which specializes in producing films on business and financial subjects.
John Fichthorn
John Fichthorn is the founder of Dialectic Capital, a former hedge fund manager, experienced short seller and documentary producer. John started out in journalism, then pivoted into finance and has been managing hedge funds for most of his career. He co-founded Biltmore Films with Burke in order to produce and finance Betting on Zero, a film about the fight of short seller Bill Ackman against the pyramid scheme of Herbalife. As of late 2021, John was Executive Chairman of TheMaven Inc, which publishes Sports Illustrated and owns TheStreet.com .