Nicolaas is a Portfolio Associate at Cognetic Capital Advisors. Before joining Cognetic, Nicolaas was a member of the Outsourced CIO team at Goldman Sachs where he worked alongside portfolio managers providing asset allocation & portfolio construction services for institutional clients. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. In his free time, Nicolaas enjoys spending time outdoors and reading.