Chris Haverkamp
President
785-338-4114
Chris.haverkamp@myparagonmail.com
Native to Northeast Kansas, Mr. Haverkamp attributes his initial interest in the financial market to his father. Mr. Haverkamp and his father began hedging agriculture products, which were raised on their family farm, in the 1970’s to help secure pricing structure for their operation. With a degree in Grain Science / Management from Kansas State University, Mr. Haverkamp has worked directly with and for several corporations in research, logistics, and origination of commodity products.
Among these are Continental Grain, Kansas Wheat Commission, National Livestock Association, Kice Industries, and Land ‘O Lakes. Mr. Haverkamp is a regular guest analyst on both radio and television programs throughout the Midwest and also provides fundamental and technical research for Bloomberg, DTN, Dow Jones, The Wall St. Journal, CNN and CNBC as well as several other local and regional news syndicates. Mr. Haverkamp sat on the board of directors for the NIBA (National Introducing Brokers Association) in Chicago for five years and on the National Futures Association’s nominating committee for one year. Mr. Haverkamp began trading in 1987 and founded Paragon in 1996 with the help of his wife, Tracey.
Mr. Haverkamp continues to provide consulting services for individual producers, livestock operations, grain processors, and individual investors as well as holding the title of CEO for Paragon.
Eric Osterhaus
Vice-President
785-338-4113
eric.osterhaus@myparagonmail.com
Eric’s interest in the commodity and Ag-Risk Industry was first derived during his childhood. Eric was raised on a small family farm in Northeast Kansas where his parents raised cattle and whose father also worked at the local grain elevator. This background provided him the first-hand experience of the daily rewards and risks that the typical agricultural producer faces. Eric earned a degree in Business Management and Marketing from Emporia State University. Eric spent 11 years working in the Financial Risk management sector as a part owner of an Insurance and Brokerage Company.
Eric provides advisory services for individual livestock and grain producers, grain merchandising activities and individual investors.
Alex Breitinger
Business Director
941.708.8987
alex.breitinger@myparagonmail.com
With a love for geopolitics, mathematics, and the natural sciences, Alex has been naturally intrigued by trading commodity futures. He considers the interplay of these factors on a daily basis and uses his multifaceted background to provide this information to the clients and brokers at Paragon.
Alex graduated Summa Cum Laude from DePauw University with degrees in Chemistry and History. While at DePauw, Alex received two of the nation’s most prestigious science scholarships, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and the NOAA Hollings Scholarship.
Well-versed in German and Spanish, Alex brings an international dimension to our company as he has worked and studied across the globe from China to Germany.
Before venturing into the world of commodities, Alex carried out analytical research for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the governmental organization that oversees the National Weather Service.