Background
Evan's career in finance began earlier than most. At 11 years old, he received a Wall Street Journal subscription — a gift that ignited a lifelong commitment to understanding how markets move and why. In the years that followed, he immersed himself in the strategies and philosophies of legendary investors including Paul Tudor Jones, Stanley Druckenmiller, George Soros, William O'Neil, and Richard Wyckoff, synthesizing their approaches into a proprietary framework that integrates fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and macroeconomic positioning.
Track Record
In 2018, Evan founded Buenger Capital Partners in St. Louis to manage investment capital for a select group of clients. His market acumen earned national recognition in the 2020 U.S. Investing Championship, where he delivered a verified 141.8% annual return — placing him among the top performers in one of the most competitive audited trading competitions in the country. His performance was profiled by Business Insider, which highlighted his disciplined, multi-factor approach to identifying asymmetric opportunities in public equities.
Expertise
Evan's core competency lies at the intersection of capital markets knowledge and relationship-driven advisory. His deep understanding of equity structures, public company capital needs, and portfolio-level lending dynamics positions him to advise across both of Buenger Capital's verticals — connecting financial advisors to institutional-grade lending solutions and introducing public companies to flexible institutional capital. He approaches every engagement with a principal's mentality: alignment of interests, discretion, and a bias toward decisive action.
Philosophy
"Institutional-grade capital solutions require more than access — they require deep market knowledge and someone who understands both sides of the transaction. We operate with the discretion of a private family office and the fluency of a proven market practitioner."