Our Team
Our 40 years of combined experience shape our investment approach, giving us and our clients confidence in our strategy. By focusing on areas of the market where we have the most experience, we uphold our commitment of investing for your long-term benefit.
Michael J. Borgen
Chief Investment Officer
As Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Michael leads and directs the firm’s trading, investment research, and portfolio management activities across all equity strategies, which span the market capitalization spectrum. Michael’s career spans nearly two and a half decades and has been entirely focused on securities research and portfolio management. He got his start with a large asset management firm which at it peak managed over seven billion dollars of client assets in equity portfolios. During this time, Michael managed over one billion dollars in client assets across mutual funds and Reg D. funds. He was responsible for designing, developing, and managing several successful equity strategies at the firm which spanned the market capitalization spectrum from small cap to large cap, inclusive of derivative strategies.
In addition to numerous speaking engagements at the university level and industry conferences, Michael has also been a guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Radio and quoted in several well-known financial publications including the Wall Street Journal.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance as well as his Master of Science in Economics from the University of Nevada, and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Meghan N. Chicoine
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Meghan Chicoine serves as Sapphire Star Capital’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, vigilantly overseeing the firm’s operational, financial, regulatory and investor relations activities.
Prior to joining Sapphire Star Capital, Meghan held the position of Managing Director at Precedent Consulting where she enhanced the firm’s consulting capabilities in the following key areas: operational due diligence, investment operations, and alternative investments. Before Precedent Consulting, Meghan worked for over a decade at Freestone Capital Management, a Seattle based wealth management firm with over $2 billion in AUM at the time of her departure. At Freestone, Meghan served as Managing Director and oversaw the firm’s investment operations, operational due diligence, fund structuring, and investor relations. Additionally, Meghan was responsible for overseeing the firm’s emerging manager platform, which entailed including operational and investment due diligence, manager selection, and capital allocations.
Meghan received a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communications from the University of Portland. She is a Past President and Board Member of the Seattle Alternative Investment Association. Additionally, Meghan is an Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP).
About Us
We believe that markets have and will continue to deliver value over the long-term. In early 2015, we established Sapphire Star Capital with the objective of producing higher than average returns while taking lower than average risk, utilizing our three-step proprietary investment process.
The Alpha Element
"Offers a different approach that seeks to deliver alpha with high degrees of confidence in our ability to replicate the process."
Our Investment Approach
Our Investment Approach consists of a Transparent Three-Step Process:
Quantitative Screening
Risk Mitigation through Fundamental Analysis
Portfolio Construction utilizing our unique methodology
Through this rigorous process we seek undervalued, quality businesses with sustainable growth characteristics, based on key business metrics.
Contact Us
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Sapphire Star Capital
7826 Leary Way NE
Suite 201
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 576-4083
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