Contrast Capital Management, LLC is an investment management firm based in Boston focused on international equity investing through hedged and long only strategies. The firm employs an active fundamental investment approach which blends in-depth company analysis with an assessment of macroeconomic factors. The firm focuses on identifying high-quality companies with strong return potential and clear catalysts. Contrast Capital was founded by Francis X. Claró. Francis led the international equity group at Evergreen Investments and at Wells Fargo's Asset Management Division. Prior to that, he worked at the Inter-American Development Bank. The firm uses Wells Fargo Prime Services. Client assets are independently custodied at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.