Hans Overturf is the founder of an investment firm who enjoys learning about the innovative financial concepts of Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb examines the line between luck and skill in financial decisions in his book Fooled by Randomness and discusses unseen "black swan" events that cause major market impacts in The Black Swan. His work including Antifragile also illuminates events that people see as improbable but are prevalent.

1. AN INTRODUCTION TO AUTHOR NASSIM
NICHOLAS TALEB
Hans Overturf

2. Hans Overturf stands out as the founder of OFS, an
investment firm based in Mill Valley, California.
Graduating third out of a class of 32 from Morgan
Stanley’s training program, he has since managed
many complex portfolios as well as his own and his
family’s assets. Hans Overturf enjoys learning
about the innovative financial concepts that make
up the work of Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

3. A former trader of complex derivatives, Nassim
Nicholas Taleb has earned acclaim for his books on
chance events and their potential impact on the
financial world. In his book Fooled by Randomness,
Mr. Taleb examines the fine line between luck and
skill, as well as the effect chance can have on
financial decisions. Since the publication of this
book, he has gone on to examine similar concepts
in The Black Swan.

4. Published in 2010, The Black Swan examines
events that people identify as improbable, yet have
gone on to cause major ramifications in the financial
market. In the book, Mr. Taleb discusses the
unseen prevalence of these events and why
analysts often miss them. His illuminating style and
content also characterize his other work, Antifragile:
Things That Gain from Disorder.