At Demeter Tactical Investments, our leadership team brings together decades of experience spanning global financial markets, data science, technology, and governance. Each member contributes specialized expertise that strengthens the firm’s systematic approach to active management and ensures institutional-grade oversight across all aspects of strategy, risk, and operations.
Jeffrey A. Sexton is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Demeter Tactical Investments, where he oversees the firm’s investment strategy, portfolio construction, and risk management. With more than two decades of experience across major financial institutions, Mr. Sexton’s career includes leadership roles as President and Chief Investment Officer at Silver Leaf Capital in New York, and earlier as General Counsel and CIO at Arsenal Investment Advisors. He also served as Director of Quantitative Strategies at Roxbury Capital Management and as a Portfolio Manager at both Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.
Mr. Sexton earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an M.A. in Economic Statecraft from the University of Kentucky, a J.D. from the University of Louisville, and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Kentucky and American Bar Associations.
John Hensel serves as Senior Executive Officer for Demeter Tactical Investments (ME) Ltd. and leads Demeter’s fund manager operations and product distribution in the Middle East, operating from the firm’s Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) office. Mr. Hensel brings extensive regional and institutional experience, having previously led DTCC Digital (ME) Ltd., the regional arm of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, and co-founded Securrency, Inc., a leading digital infrastructure firm acquired by DTCC in 2023.
Mr. Hensel has lived in the UAE since 2017 and previously served as Senior Executive Officer for two FSRA-regulated financial firms. Earlier in his career, he completed 25 years of service as a U.S. Navy pilot. He earned an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University-Carey Business School, an M.A. in Strategy & Policy from the U.S. Naval War College, and a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Each member of Demeter Tactical Investments’ leadership team brings specialized expertise that reinforces the firm’s foundation in systematic research, disciplined execution, and institutional governance