The Dekker Foundation

Our Trustees

David Dekker

David Dekker serves as Managing Partner of Cat Trail, which he founded in 2004.

David has served on numerous boards of private companies and currently serves on the advisory committees of Freedom 3, a private credit solutions fund (www.freedom3.com), Alta Community Investments, a real estate development fund (www.acifund.com), and Cornerstone, a construction company headquartered in Big Sky, MT (www.cmsbigsky.com). David is the founding Trustee of the Dekker Foundation (www.dekker.org). David also currently serves as President of Vineyard Golf Club in Martha's Vineyard, MA. David received a BS degree in Management Science

Russell Dekker

Russell Dekker is a Partner of Cat Trail and serves on Cat Trail's investment committee.

From 1990 through 2004, Russell served as Chief Publishing Officer of Marcel Dekker, Inc. From 2004 through 2009, he was the Founder and Managing Director of Summit Communications, LLC. Russell is a Trustee of the Dekker Foundation (www.dekker.org). Russell received a BA degree cum laude with high honors from Hobart College in 1990 and an MA degree from New York University in 1994.

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Jacqueline Dekker

Jacqueline Dekker Selkin is a Trustee of the Dekker Foundation.

She received a B.A. in Psychobiology from Mount Holyoke College. Captaining their golf team, she played number one position all four years and qualified for three consecutive NCAA D3 National Championships. Jacqeline also received a MA in Applied Psychology and a C.A.S. in School Psychology from Fairfield University. She worked as a school Psychologist for the Wilton

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Andrew Budinoff

Andrew Budinoff is Director of Portfolio Management and Trading at Cat Trail and the Director of Programs at the Dekker Foundation.

Andrew is responsible for development and execution of Cat Trail's various internally managed trading strategies. Andrew is also responsible for developing and managing the firm's asset allocation model as well as portfolio risk and performance analytics. Prior to joining Cat Trail, Andrew was an analyst at Point Clear Capital Management (PCCM). Prior to joining PCCM, Andrew completed internships with UBS's private bank and JP Morgan. Andrew received