Meet the Team

John is the Chairman of 6800 Capital, L.L.C. and Co-Managing Member.  He founded 6800 Capital, L.L.C. in March 1988.  From October 1976 to July 1988 he was President of the Winegardner Companies, a group of private corporations and partnerships founded by Roy Winegardner, a former Chairman and major shareholder of Holiday Inn Corporation.  Mr. McDonnell's duties included the management of the companies' investments, and it was during this period that he developed his strategy of allocating assets among diversified professional managers.  Mr. McDonnell graduated with a degree in Finance from Iona College. 

Robert is the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Co-Chair of the Investment Committee, and Co-Managing Member of 6800 Capital, L.L.C.   He has been affiliated with 6800 Capital, L.L.C. since May 1994.  From August 1989 through May 1994, he was a co-founder and principal of the Princeton Futures Group, which consisted of a registered CPO, a registered introducing broker, a registered investment advisor, and a registered broker-dealer.  From April 1987 through August 1989, Mr. Keck was a Principal of the Allonby Corporation, a registered commodity trading advisor.  Prior to that, Mr. Keck was employed by Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. as a First Vice President and Vice President and Director of Seaport Futures Management Company, a registered CPO affiliate of Prudential Bache.  Mr. Keck attended New York University and the American Conservatory of Music and Fine Arts in France.

Laura is the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of 6800 Capital, L.L.C.  Prior to joining 6800 Capital, L.L.C. in May 1994, she was a Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of the Princeton Futures Group.  Prior to joining Princeton Futures Group in October 1990, Ms. Latella was an analyst and controller for the Edison Venture Funds.  From October 1985 through April 1988, she was employed by Princeton/Montrose Partners, a venture capital fund.  Prior to that, Ms. Latella was Manager of Corporate Accounting for Commodities Corporation (USA).  Ms. Latella has a B.S. in Buiness Administration from The College of New Jersey and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University.

Stephan O. Togher is Director of Research and Co-Chairman of 6800 Capital, L.L.C.’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining 6800 Capital, L.L.C. in April 2010, Mr. Togher was Managing Director at Fortigent, LLC, where he oversaw their alternative investment platform and the use of hedge fund and other non-traditional investments in client portfolios.  He was responsible for manager search and selection and ongoing due diligence and risk management. He also chaired the firm’s Portfolio Management Oversight Committee.

From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Togher was a Senior Vice President in the Alternative Investment Group at Oppenheimer & Company, where he was Portfolio Manager for The Whistler Fund, Oppenheimer’s proprietary hedge fund of funds. Prior to Oppenheimer, Mr. Togher was a Vice President in the Private Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley, where he focused primarily on alternative investment research. He also held positions at ING Barings and at Sandler O’Neill & Partners, focusing on alternative investments and quantitative analysis.

Mr. Togher earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Information Systems and an MBA (Finance) from Bernard Baruch College, where he also served as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation, as well as the NASD Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses.