About ModernIR

We bring the technology, analytics and expertise that help IR teams, executives and Boards drive shareholder-value in quantitative markets

We started ModernIR to help the investor relations officer (IRO) shine with the C-Suite and Board. As an IRO, founder Tim Quast studied trading behavior in his company’s shares and recognized patterns that he categorized into market constituents: Active, Passive, Fast Trading, Risk Management. That became the basis for ModernIR, the invention of Market Structure Analytics, to understand the behavior of money in your shares. To know when Active investment is competing in the market to buy your shares. To understand when market structure signals an increase or decrease in stock price, regardless of what news you might put out. To recognize patterns of behavior indicating activism, patterns signaling direction in deal-arbitrage. And more. Flash forward almost 20 years, many algorithms written,technological advances made, innovations in application implemented, and ModernIR is the premier quantitative market intelligence provider to US-listed companies.

Our Philosophy

1 Client-Centric

Our goal is to increase investor relations relevancy in a market where traditional Active investment is decreasing.

2 Rules-Based

We translate SEC regulations and exchange rule-filings into code we apply to trade execution data. Our analytics are predicated on how the stock market actually works.

3 Math-Driven

Our data is not subjective and we aren’t guessing at answers. We let the data and math provide the story. We help you use it to your benefit.

Our Guarantee

We’ve spent almost 20 years crafting our reputation for gold-standard service, and we promise to commit every effort to earning your trust, satisfaction and appreciation, every day.

We guarantee to provide the best client-support in the profession. You’ll never wait for answers. You’ll always have more than one member of our team at your disposal. And we guarantee our analytics will provide a unique and comprehensive quantitative perspective on market behavior you’ll get nowhere else. We’re the IR profession’s Market Structure Experts.

Meet Our Passionate Leadership Team

Tim Quast

Founder, President & CEO

NIRI Fellow and former board member, former investor relations officer, thought leader and frequent commentator in press and TV, expert on equity market structure.

Karen Quast, CPA

SVP – Chief Financial Officer

Former investor relations officer with IPO and energy industry experience, 14 years with ModernIR, 20-year NIRI member.

Brian Leite

VP – Head of Client Services

20 years institutional sales and trading experience, 11 years with ModernIR, NIRI member, masters in economics, USC.

Brian Wilson

Director – Client Services

10 years buy-side trading experience, 8 years with ModernIR, NIRI member.

Perry Grueber

Director – Client Services

25 years as an investor relations officer, 6 years with ModernIR, 30-year NIRI member.