At Diffractive Managers Group, we share a passion for investing and the impetus for positive change it can create, especially through differentiated active strategies. At Diffractive, we bring a critical lens to what really makes the difference in portfolios. Whether it’s sustainability alpha, access to the illiquidity premium or offsetting equity volatility, the team at Diffractive are purposeful in discovering and delivering strategies with forward-thinking approaches to meet the needs of today’s investors.
Our multi-affiliate model affords us the freedom to deliver differentiated investment strategies to investment professionals and their clients, shedding light on previously undiscovered approaches and guiding them to harder-to-reach parts of the market through skilled, centralized distribution.
This multi-dimensional offering means we are not bound to one strategy, investment style, or asset class. Instead, we offer what is needed most, from our stable of specialist affiliates, to suit any given point in the market cycle. Through our diversified portfolio of affiliates, we offer a purpose-built collection of solutions to meet the standards, needs and interests of our clients first and foremost.
We are a business built on alignment: between ourselves, our affiliates, and our investors’ needs. By growing collectively, we can have a greater impact on our own lives, our communities and on society as a whole. That’s what we call investing with intention.

News
1251 Asset Management rebrands to Diffractive Managers Group and makes strategic investment in Wavelength Capital Management
BOSTON, November 16, 2021 -- 1251 Asset Management, a multi- affiliate holding company and the asset management platform of 1251 Capital Group, announced today that it is rebranding to Diffractive Managers Group (“Diffractive”). The new name and branding reflect the...
1251 Asset Management makes strategic investment in minority-led Mar Vista Investment Partners
BOSTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 1251 Asset Management ("1251") announced today that it has made a non-controlling investment in Mar Vista Investment Partners ("Mar Vista" or "MVIP") – a minority-led registered investment adviser headquartered in Los Angeles, CA....
1251 Capital takes stake in infrastructure investment firm Greenbacker
Financial services holding company 1251 Capital Group has acquired an undisclosed stake in infrastructure investment firm Greenbacker. Greenbacker said the new partnership will position Greenbacker for further growth by leveraging the 1251 Capital team’s product...
1251 Capital Group Partners with Management To Acquire Ziegler Capital Management
Chicago-based firm with $10.5 billion AUM across multiple equity and fixed income strategies BOSTON, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 1251 Capital Group today announced it has partnered with management to acquire Ziegler Capital Management (ZCM or the Company) – a premier...
Emerald Asset Management and 1251 Capital Group Complete Partnership Transaction
1251 and Emerald will strengthen and grow investment management business October 02, 2018 02:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time BOSTON & LEOLA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerald Asset Management and 1251 Capital Group announced today they have completed a transaction through...
Team
Team

Michael Wilson
Diffractive Managers Group – Director
1251 Capital Group – Co-CEO

Victoria Bendetson
SVP, Business Development

Andrew Folley
Regional Managing Director (West)

Georges Nasr
1251 Capital Group – VP
Kirk Johnson
General Counsel

Adam Stojanowski
VP, Financial Institutions

Brian Parese
Regional VP (Southeast)

Alison Miller
Assistant General Counsel

Tim Pierce
Regional President (Northeast)

Mike Breen
Regional Director (Chesaeake)

John Hailer
Diffractive Managers Group – Chairman
1251 Capital Group – President, Asset Management

Tim Dolan
Chief Financial Officer

Abbie McLean
Internal Investment Consultant

Billy McNally
Inside Sales Associate

Kurtis Giommi
1251 Capital Group – Associate

Hank Lawlor
SVP, Consultant Relations/Sub–Advisory

Bill Bridge
VP, Portfolio Analytics & Research Group

Garrett Mullen
Internal Investment Consultant

Billy McNally
Inside Sales Associate

Arkeba Robinson
Office Manager

Peter Martin
Head of Distribution

Eric Foster
National Sales Director & Regional President (Central)

Nancy Da Costa
1251 Capital Group – Executive Assistant

Matt Boyce
SVP, Sub–Advisory/Private Banking

Yasmin Hamed
VP, Marketing & Communications

Jon Williams
Senior Financial Analyst

Courtney Sheehy
VP, Advisory Marketing

Tom Jensen
Regional Director (Carolinas/TN/GA)

Billy McNally
Inside Sales Associate

Michael Wilson
Diffractive Managers Group – Director
1251 Capital Group – Co-CEO

John Hailer
Diffractive Managers Group – Chairman
1251 Capital Group – President, Asset Management

Peter Martin
Head of Distribution

Georges Nasr
1251 Capital Group – VP

Kurtis Giommi
1251 Capital Group – Associate

Victoria Bendetson
SVP, Business Development

Tim Dolan
Chief Financial Officer

Andrew Folley
Regional Managing Director (West)

Nancy Da Costa
1251 Capital Group – Executive Assistant

Abbie McLean
Internal Investment Consultant

Eric Foster
National Sales Director & Regional President (Central)
Kirk Johnson
General Counsel

Hank Lawlor
SVP, Consultant Relations/Sub–Advisory

Matt Boyce
SVP, Sub–Advisory/Private Banking

Adam Stojanowski
VP, Financial Institutions

Bill Bridge
VP, Portfolio Analytics & Research Group

Yasmin Hamed
VP, Marketing & Communications

Brian Parese
Regional VP (Southeast)

Garrett Mullen
Internal Investment Consultant

Jon Williams
Senior Financial Analyst

Alison Miller
Assistant General Counsel

Arkeba Robinson
Office Manager

Courtney Sheehy
VP, Advisory Marketing

Tim Pierce
Regional President (Northeast)

Mike Breen
Regional Director (Chesaeake)

Tom Jensen
Regional Director (Carolinas/TN/GA)

Billy McNally
Inside Sales Associate
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