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Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson is a Greek Orthodox priest, activist investor, and creator of The Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson Podcast, which reveals the darkest corners of government, corporate America, and culture with commentary from an Orthodox Christian perspective.
He is the chief investment officer of Lemelson Capital Management, LLC, the sole sponsor and general partner of The Amvona Fund, LP, which several times has been named the world's top-performing hedge fund according to financial media outlets WSJ and Barron's. In December 2023, Hedge Fund Research ranked The Spruce Peak Fund, LP, among the top-performing equity funds.
His investment research and analysis have been cited in The WSJ, Bloomberg, CNBC, USA Today, New York Post, Fox Business Network, Fortune, Forbes, Barron's, Business Insider, International Business Times, Reuters, MarketWatch, and TheStreet.com and credited with influencing share prices in publicly traded companies.
His ongoing battle with U.S. regulators over Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LGND) and his years-long unlawful prosecution, stemming from fraudulent SEC allegations, continues to make headlines. During the 2021 prosecution, the lead SEC prosecutor called Fr. Emmanuel "a top hedge fund manager with top results in the world" and stated, "Apparently, those results are based on lies... that's the key part of this scheme." A Federal jury rejected the SEC's fraudulent claims, and Fr. Emmanuel's extraordinary performance has not been challenged since.
Barron's has called Lemelson an "outspoken" short seller who "wouldn't settle," while Benzinga compared his firm to Smith Barney. Lemelson's role as a mentor and advisor to global star Mark Wahlberg was featured in the hit HBOMax docuseries Wahl Street, with the executive producer later comparing Lemelson to John Forbes Nash Jr.
His position on the role of the Orthodox Church has been cited in The Washington Post, CBS News, Fox News, The Boston Globe, and The Boston Herald, among others. Lemelson has also been cited in and written for The National Interest.
Before his ordination in 2011, Fr. Emmanuel had 17 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur. As a graduate student, he founded, among other businesses, the website Amvona, which achieved ~ a 120% CAGR between 1999 and 2006. In 2005, Amvona ranked among the ten most-visited photography-related websites.
Fr. Emmanuel graduated from Seattle University with a B.A. in Theology and Religious Studies and from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with an M.Div. He has served parishes in New England and Switzerland and built St. Katherine's, the first Orthodox church in Vermont.
