excerpt: State of Wisconsin, $132B AUM, public pension fund


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excerpt: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, $82.5B AUM, county pension fund

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excerpt: California Public Employees' Retirement System, $605B AUM, largest US public pension


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excerpt: State of Texas, $225B AUM, largest public retirement system in Texas


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excerpt: California State Teachers' Retirement System, major California pension fund


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excerpt: Public School Employees' Retirement System, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, public pension


excerpt: State of New York, public pension fund administered by State Comptroller


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excerpt: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, public pension for municipal employees


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excerpt: Massachusetts Public Pension Reserve Investment Management, $10B hedge fund portfolio


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excerpt: Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, public pension fund


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excerpt: State of Montana, manages pension and investment funds


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excerpt: South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, public pension fund


entity_id: marshall-wace

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation (15% of fund holdings)


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excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


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excerpt: Quantitative multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


entity_id: two-sigma

excerpt: Quantitative hedge fund, part of UTIMCO stable value allocation


entity_id: exodus-point-capital-management

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, $11B AUM, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 18% in 2025


entity_id: millennium-management

excerpt: Global multi-strategy hedge fund, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 10.5% in 2025


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excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, $7.7B AUM, part of UTIMCO allocation, returned 15.5% in 2025


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excerpt: Hedge fund, top performer in UTIMCO hedge fund portfolio


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excerpt: Long/short equity hedge fund (small-cap focus), $4.5B AUM as of Dec 2025, new to UTIMCO


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excerpt: Quantitative hedge fund manager, $109.1B AUM (hedge funds), 3 mandates at OPERF, top manager


entity_id: hudson-bay-capital-management

excerpt: Hedge fund manager, Greenwich CT, $20B AUM as of Dec 2023, part of OPERF top 10


entity_id: davidson-kempner-capital-management

excerpt: Global hedge fund manager, $36B+ AUM, part of OPERF top 10 managers


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excerpt: Hedge fund manager, received allocation from OPERF


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excerpt: Alternative investment manager, received allocations from OPERF


entity_id: caspian-capital

excerpt: Multi-strategy fund manager, OPERF Caspian Inefficient Markets Fund IV received $100M (June 2025)


entity_id: clarion-partners

excerpt: Real estate and hedge fund manager, received allocation from OPERF


entity_id: mariner-investment-group

excerpt: Hedge fund manager, Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy Fund received $400M from OPERF (July 2025)


entity_id: pathlight-capital

excerpt: Hedge fund/credit manager, Pathlight Capital Fund IV received $100M from OPERF


entity_id: garda-capital-partners

excerpt: Fixed income relative value hedge fund, established 2015, $350M allocated by VRS (Dec 2025)


entity_id: neuberger-berman

excerpt: Multi-strategy alternative manager, Insurance-Linked Strategies received $250M from VRS (end 2024)


entity_id: brevan-howard

excerpt: Global macro hedge fund, founded 2002, $400M allocated by VRS (Feb 2025 reference)


entity_id: orchard-global-asset-management

excerpt: Private debt hedge fund, Texas-based, VRS terminated Liquid Credit Fund ($150M at termination)


entity_id: peak-rock-capital

excerpt: Private investment manager, Peak Rock Capital IV received $200M from VRS


entity_id: silver-creek-capital-management

excerpt: Alternative investment manager, $9.9B AUM as of Dec 2025, mentioned as VRS manager


entity_id: citadel

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund manager, major industry player


entity_id: oak-hill-advisors

excerpt: Senior private lending manager, OHA Senior Private Lending Fund received $1.3B each (2 commitments) from CalPERS


entity_id: gi-partners

excerpt: Private equity/infrastructure manager, received $1.5B from CalPERS for data-infrastructure


entity_id: pivotal-partners-fund

excerpt: Hedge fund, CalPERS agreed to invest $300M


entity_id: renaissance-technologies

excerpt: Quantitative hedge fund manager, industry leader


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excerpt: 3 mandates at OPERF, top 10 hedge fund manager, from OPERF hedge fund overhaul reporting


excerpt: Part of top 10 hedge fund managers at OPERF, from 2023 overhaul reports


excerpt: Received allocation from OPERF summer 2025 commitments ($1.4B total), from Alternatives Watch


excerpt: Received allocation from OPERF 2025, including Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VII ($10M), from Oregon Treasury disclosures


excerpt: Caspian Inefficient Markets Fund IV received $100M allocation, approved June 26 2025, from Oregon Treasury


excerpt: Received allocation from OPERF 2025 commitments, from Alternatives Watch


excerpt: Mariner Atlantic Multi-Strategy Fund LP received $400M allocation, approved July 29 2025, from Oregon Treasury


excerpt: Pathlight Capital Fund IV received $100M allocation, from Oregon Treasury disclosures


excerpt: Insurance-Linked Strategies mandate received $250M allocation (end 2024/early 2025), from Artemis.bm


excerpt: LACERA hedge fund allocation 8% target (+4%/-4%), emerging manager program includes relative value strategies


excerpt: LACERA $300M added to hedge funds Jan 2026, multi-strategy allocations expanded


excerpt: TRS stable value hedge fund portfolio includes multi-strategy managers, part of 21% stable value allocation


excerpt: TRS stable value allocation includes quantitative hedge fund managers


excerpt: MassPRIM $10B hedge fund portfolio (8.6% of total), streamlined to dozen+ managers, includes quantitative strategies


excerpt: MassPRIM portfolio includes allocation to multi-strategy hedge fund managers, 11.5% 1-year return


excerpt: MassPRIM hedge fund portfolio concentrated in talented managers including major quantitative firms


excerpt: IMRF 12.3% alternative investments allocation (as of Sept 30 2025) includes hedge fund strategies


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excerpt: Blackstone


entity_id: jonathan-gray


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entity_id: sean-klimczak


entity_id: jon-korngold


entity_id: gilles-dellaert


entity_id: joan-solotar


entity_id: joseph-cassanelli

excerpt: Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Financial Services


entity_id: prakash-a-melwani


entity_id: joe-bae

excerpt: KKR


entity_id: scott-nuttall


entity_id: hans-arstad

excerpt: KKR Stockholm


entity_id: david-cheong

excerpt: KKR Tokyo


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excerpt: KKR London


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excerpt: KKR New York


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entity_id: marc-rowan

excerpt: Apollo Global Management


entity_id: jim-zelter


entity_id: john-zito


entity_id: scott-kleinman


entity_id: brian-chu


entity_id: jim-belardi

excerpt: Apollo Global Management / Athene Holding


entity_id: chris-dixon

excerpt: Andreessen Horowitz


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excerpt: a16z Crypto


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entity_id: jennifer-li


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entity_id: stephenie-zhang

excerpt: Andreessen Horowitz Growth


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entity_id: julie-yoo


entity_id: jonathan-lai


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excerpt: Sequoia Capital


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excerpt: Two Sigma


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excerpt: Bridgewater Associates


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excerpt: Elliott Management


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entity_id: steve-cohen


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excerpt: BlackRock


entity_id: greg-abel

excerpt: Berkshire Hathaway


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excerpt: Berkshire Hathaway, now JPMorgan


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excerpt: Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund


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excerpt: Fidelity


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excerpt: Citadel


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excerpt: Global PE/Credit/Real Estate/Infrastructure firm


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excerpt: VC/Growth/Crypto firm


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excerpt: VC/Private Equity firm


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excerpt: Quantitative investment firm


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excerpt: Macro hedge fund/quantitative firm


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excerpt: Activist hedge fund


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excerpt: Global asset management firm


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excerpt: Diversified holding company


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excerpt: Asset management firm


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excerpt: Multistrategy hedge fund


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excerpt: Brunel CIO David Vickers transitioning to endowment fund role (early 2026). Leadership change indicates portfolio review and potential allocation shifts. Monitor Brunel for new CIO appointment and portfolio strategy refresh. Position hedge funds for risk mitigation in European context with geopolitical headwinds.


excerpt: CPP expanded partnership with Northleaf Capital Partners (January 2026). CPP uses hedge funds and alternatives for risk management within diversified portfolio. Allocations to hedge funds ~3% of portfolio. Contact CPP Investment Relations with hedge fund manager partnerships, particularly for data centre/infrastructure plays and AI-related strategies.


excerpt: Ivy League endowments maintain 20-34% hedge fund allocations (FY25 data). Strong double-digit returns across cohort (11.5% average for top tier). Endowments posting 14-16% returns have concentrated AI and crypto positions via hedge funds. Position hedge funds as core endowment allocation class; emphasize alpha generation and downside risk management.


excerpt: KCERA has increased hedge fund target allocation to 10% (as of June 2026). Currently at 9.4%, planning $345M in annual private markets commitments through 2026. Contact pension board to discuss gap-filling hedge fund strategies that complement PE commitments and target 10% allocation build-out.


excerpt: NY Common directed $850M+ into PE, credit, real estate in January 2026. Absolute return strategies now 8.9% of portfolio (grew from lower base). Credit pulled $550M in single month. Contact fund with absolute return/hedge fund opportunity to participate in tactical allocations across credit, macro, and event-driven strategies.


excerpt: Ohio's two largest public pensions have billions to deploy building risk-mitigating/liquid alternatives exposure. Both are active in hedge fund manager searches for event-driven and macro strategies. Contact both funds with risk-mitigation mandates and portfolio construction for downside hedging.


excerpt: Global SWF AUM hit $12.2T by end-2025; private market deal volume surged 198% YoY to $199.9B. Hedge funds remain 3.1% (modest allocation), primarily for risk management. SWFs are increasing alternatives exposure significantly, particularly in digital infrastructure, data centres, AI. Position hedge funds as complement to growing PE/infra allocations for portfolio balancing and tactical opportuniti


excerpt: TRS completed nine allocations across private equity, hedge funds, private credit and real assets (March 2026). Hedge fund sleeve is $4.3B with target allocation at 4% of total portfolio. Contact TRS Investment Committee to discuss expansion opportunities, event-driven strategies, and risk-parity positioning.


excerpt: UTIMCO approved $300M hedge fund allocation at March 5, 2026 board meeting. UTIMCO is largest university endowment fund manager in US. Maintains 5% overweight to AI via hedge fund strategies and infrastructure. Contact endowment to discuss expanded mandate for AI-focused hedge funds and how UTIMCO's Texas A&M co-management can leverage hedge fund strategies.


excerpt: UC Board eliminated hedge fund (absolute return) allocation effective July 1, 2025. While negative signal for UC directly, this represents consolidation of alternatives into PE/VC focus. Use as data point for contrarian positioning: UC's competitors (Harvard, Yale, Stanford) maintaining larger hedge fund allocations and seeing superior risk-adjusted returns. Position hedge funds to peer institutio


excerpt: Harvard's $17.6B hedge fund allocation grew after strong FY25 returns (11.9%). Hedge funds drove portfolio outperformance; fund is actively selecting managers across uncorrelated, long-short, multi-strategy, and credit strategies. Contact Harvard endowment team with manager introductions, track record in non-correlated strategies, and performance in risk-off environments.


excerpt: US public pensions experiencing 'hedge fund revival' with 10 new hires tracking $2.67B through March 2026. Nearly 50% of surveyed allocators plan to increase hedge fund allocations. Many pensions remain underweight hedge funds (vs. 2010s allocations) with risk-mitigation trend as primary driver. Broad-based opportunity across institutional investor base. Launch targeted outreach to pension CIOs wi


excerpt: CalPERS is reconsidering hedge fund allocation after exiting in 2014 ($4B program). Latest asset study floated idea of re-introducing risk-mitigating hedge funds. Opportunity to engage CIO team on 'total portfolio approach' framework. Position hedge funds as complement to equity/credit portfolio for downside protection and diversification.


excerpt: Contact Monte Tarbox within 60 days of permanent appointment (March 2026). Tarbox has diversified pension investment background (AFL-CIO Investment Trust, union funds) and stated focus on expanding alternative investments. Position hedge funds as risk-mitigation tools and complement to growing private equity/credit focus.


excerpt: Chicago-area pension funds (Municipal Employees, TRS, ISRRS) have active RFP processes for alternative investments including hedge funds. Follow Callan and RFPnetworks for issuance announcements. TRS committed $2.6B+ to alts/traditional managers. Contact pension boards with hedge fund manager introductions targeting Q2-Q4 2026 decision windows.


excerpt: RFP closed Feb 20, 2026 for managed account platform provider. Selected firm will identify/negotiate with prime brokers and administrators. Implies MassPRIM is expanding hedge fund infrastructure and looking for new manager relationships. Hedge funds returned 9.4% in last reporting period. Follow up on selection announcements (May-June 2026) to identify expansion opportunities.


excerpt: Northeast Pension issued hedge fund FoF RFP (April 2026). Indicates coalition of regional pensions seeking consolidated hedge fund exposure through FoF wrapper. Contact pension alliance with FoF platform capabilities, multi-manager selection, and turnkey implementation for regional plans.


excerpt: Municipal Pension, $316.3B AUM, New York, NY


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excerpt: CIO at NYC Bureau of Asset Management


entity_id: chicago-teachers-pension-fund

excerpt: Municipal Pension, $13.1B AUM, Chicago, IL


entity_id: fernando-vinzons

excerpt: CIO at Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, appointed July 2026


excerpt: Municipal Pension, Pennsylvania, PA


entity_id: timothy-a-reese

excerpt: CIO at Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System


excerpt: State Pension Fund, $500B+ AUM, Sacramento, CA


entity_id: stephen-gilmore

excerpt: CIO at CalPERS, assumed July 2024, manages 300+ professionals


excerpt: State Pension Fund, Sacramento, CA


entity_id: scott-chan

excerpt: CIO at CalSTRS


entity_id: florida-state-board-of-administration

excerpt: State Pension Fund, $250B+ AUM, Florida


entity_id: lamar-taylor

excerpt: CIO at Florida State Board of Administration


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excerpt: State Pension Fund, Austin, TX


entity_id: jase-auby

excerpt: CIO at Teacher Retirement System of Texas


excerpt: University Endowment, $88B AUM, Austin, TX


entity_id: rich-hall

excerpt: CIO at UTIMCO, manages $88B endowment


entity_id: texas-permanent-school-fund

excerpt: State Education Trust Fund, $68B AUM, Austin, TX


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excerpt: Acting CEO of Texas Permanent School Fund, former UTIMCO CEO


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excerpt: University Endowment, $56.9B AUM, Boston, MA


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excerpt: CEO of Harvard Management Company


entity_id: sanjeev-daga

excerpt: COO of Harvard Management Company


entity_id: yale-investments-office

excerpt: University Endowment, $44.1B AUM, New Haven, CT


entity_id: stanford-management-company

excerpt: University Endowment, $40.8B AUM, Stanford, CA


excerpt: University Endowment, $36.4B AUM, Princeton, NJ


excerpt: University Endowment, $27.4B AUM, Cambridge, MA


excerpt: University Endowment, $24.8B AUM, Philadelphia, PA


excerpt: University Endowment System, $190B AUM, Oakland, CA


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excerpt: CIO at UC Investments


entity_id: notre-dame-investment-office

excerpt: University Endowment, $20.4B AUM, Notre Dame, IN


entity_id: columbia-investment-management-company

excerpt: University Endowment, $15.9B AUM, New York, NY


excerpt: University Endowment, $15.2B AUM, Evanston, IL


excerpt: University Endowment, $15.5B AUM, Charlottesville, VA


excerpt: University Endowment, $14.5B AUM, St. Louis, MO


excerpt: University/Healthcare Endowment, $13.2B AUM, Baltimore, MD


excerpt: University Endowment, $13B AUM, Chapel Hill, NC


excerpt: University Endowment, $12.3B AUM, Durham, NC


excerpt: University Endowment, $11.8B AUM, Ithaca, NY


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excerpt: University Endowment, $11.4B AUM, Atlanta, GA


excerpt: University Endowment, $10.9B AUM, Nashville, TN


excerpt: University Endowment, $10.9B AUM, Chicago, IL


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excerpt: Family Office (Bill & Melinda Gates), $169B AUM, Kirkland, WA


entity_id: michael-larson

excerpt: CIO at Cascade Investment, managing Gates Foundation Trust since 1994


entity_id: walton-enterprises-llc

excerpt: Family Office (Walmart), $225B AUM, Bentonville, AR


entity_id: jim-c-walton

excerpt: Chairman of Walton Enterprises LLC


entity_id: excession-llc

excerpt: Family Office (Elon Musk), $630B+ AUM, Austin, TX


entity_id: jared-birchall

excerpt: Managing Director of Excession LLC


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excerpt: Family Office (Jeff Bezos), $235B+ AUM, Mercer Island, WA


entity_id: melinda-lewison

excerpt: Managing Director of Bezos Expeditions


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excerpt: Family Office (Steve Ballmer), $133B AUM, Bellevue, WA


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excerpt: Family Office (George Soros), $25B AUM, New York, NY


entity_id: dawn-fitzpatrick

excerpt: CEO/CIO at Soros Fund Management


entity_id: iconiq-capital

excerpt: Multi-Family Office, $80B+ AUM, San Francisco, CA


entity_id: divesh-makan

excerpt: Founder of ICONIQ Capital


entity_id: emerson-collective

excerpt: Family Office (Laurene Powell Jobs), $26B AUM, Palo Alto, CA


entity_id: willett-advisors

excerpt: Family Office (Michael Bloomberg), $12B AUM, New York, NY


entity_id: fremont-group

excerpt: Single-Family Office (Bechtel family), San Francisco, CA


entity_id: ford-foundation

excerpt: Foundation Endowment, $17.5B AUM, New York, NY


entity_id: eric-doppstadt

excerpt: CIO at Ford Foundation


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excerpt: Foundation Endowment, $13.3B AUM, Menlo Park, CA


entity_id: ana-marshall

excerpt: CIO at Hewlett Foundation


excerpt: Foundation Endowment, $9.2B AUM, Chicago, IL


entity_id: sue-manske

excerpt: CIO at MacArthur Foundation


entity_id: lilly-endowment

excerpt: Foundation Endowment, Indianapolis, IN


entity_id: smithsonian-institution

excerpt: Foundation/Educational Endowment, Washington, D.C.


entity_id: amy-chen

excerpt: CIO at Smithsonian Institution


entity_id: cedars-sinai-medical-center

excerpt: Healthcare System Endowment, Los Angeles, CA


entity_id: pasy-wang

excerpt: CIO at Cedars-Sinai, inaugural CIO position


entity_id: children-s-health-system

excerpt: Healthcare System Endowment, Dallas, TX


entity_id: valbona-schwab

excerpt: CIO at Children's Health, appointed February 2026


entity_id: mount-sinai-health-system

excerpt: Healthcare System Endowment, New York, NY


entity_id: scott-pittman

excerpt: Elite Institutional CIO at Mount Sinai Health System (2026)


entity_id: native-american-venture-fund-navf

excerpt: Tribal Investment Fund, United States


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entity_id: tribal-funding-registry

excerpt: Tribal Investment Resource, Launched Spring 2025


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excerpt: Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), 14 pension funds, $132B AUM equivalent


entity_id: jayne-atkinson

excerpt: CIO at LGPS Central (UK), manages £100B pool


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excerpt: Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), £70B AUM, established 2026


entity_id: john-dewey

excerpt: CIO at Northern LGPS, newly appointed 2026


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excerpt: Pension Pooling Arrangement (UK), £30.8B AUM, 10 LGPS funds


entity_id: david-vickers

excerpt: CIO at Brunel Pension Partnership, 4 years tenure, departing for endowment


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excerpt: Institutional Retirement/Wealth Manager, New York, NY


entity_id: emilia-wiener

excerpt: CIO at TIAA


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excerpt: CIO at TIAA Wealth Management


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excerpt: State CIO Office, Denver, CO


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excerpt: CIO of Colorado Department of Treasury, PERA Board member through June 2029


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excerpt: State Pension Fund, Santa Fe, NM


entity_id: kristen-varela

excerpt: CIO of New Mexico State Investment Council, appointed March 2026


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excerpt: Founder and CEO of Citadel Advisors LLC, manages $65B+ in AUM, primary investment decision maker


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excerpt: Co-Chief Investment Officer at Citadel, leads credit strategies, ex-Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman of Global Markets


entity_id: joanna-welsh

excerpt: Citadel CRO, advises on risk management, 20+ years in financial services risk, listed in Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance


entity_id: justin-lubell

excerpt: Senior Managing Director at Citadel since 2020, leads Global Equities, former Point72 PM specializing in Media/Internet/Telecom/Services


entity_id: edwin-lin

excerpt: Senior Portfolio Manager at Citadel since 2011, global linear relative value strategies, Portfolio Committee member


entity_id: brian-pastor

excerpt: Promoted to head of trading at Citadel Global Equities, 25+ years in financial markets, ex-Latimer Light Capital partner


entity_id: sam-finkelstein

excerpt: Leads portfolio manager development programme for fixed income/macro at Citadel, ex-GSAM CIO of Fixed Income


entity_id: phillip-lee

excerpt: Senior analyst and PM at Surveyor Capital, 2013-present, scaled one of largest/most profitable teams at Citadel, talent-forward strategy


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excerpt: Joined Citadel 2025, ex-Elliott partner, responsible for public equity and event-driven investing, Global Investment Committee member


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excerpt: Joined Citadel London 2025, focus on risk arbitrage (M&A completion betting), ex-Elliott


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excerpt: Joined Citadel mid-2025 from Brevan Howard, fixed income/macro expansion


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entity_id: sebastian-barrack

excerpt: Head of Citadel Commodities since 2017, oversees oil, natural gas, agriculture, power markets, generated $4B profit in 2024


entity_id: shai-barnea

excerpt: Citadel commodities PM, ex-Freepoint Commodities global head of oil products, 10+ years at Freepoint


entity_id: jonah-dipane

excerpt: Joined Citadel as crude oil trading leader from Castleton Commodities International


entity_id: jacob-westin

excerpt: Joined Citadel August 2024 from Point72, fixed income/macro


entity_id: christine-boykiw

excerpt: Joined Citadel November 2024 from Barclays, fixed income/macro


entity_id: israel-englander

excerpt: Founded Millennium Management in 1989, built firm to $84.2B AUM (March 2026), 6,670 employees, 330+ autonomous trading pods


entity_id: mirco-bulega

excerpt: Joined Millennium June 2026 from ExodusPoint, macro PM, 4 years at ExodusPoint as partner/lead PM, ex-Alphadyne


entity_id: daniel-engel-hall

excerpt: Joined Millennium end-2024, building Andora Partners equity long-short team with $1.75B allocation, ex-Marshall Wace


entity_id: jonathan-lau

excerpt: Portfolio Manager at Millennium since 2024, ex-Tudor Investment principal, ex-Balyasny senior analyst


entity_id: steven-a-cohen

excerpt: Founder of Point72 Asset Management, $45.7B AUM (2026), 3,000+ employees, 200+ investing teams


entity_id: harry-schwefel

excerpt: Point72 Co-CIO overseeing macro and quantitative units, executive committee co-lead with Steve Cohen


entity_id: gavin-o-connor

excerpt: Point72 executive leadership overseeing strategic areas, executive committee member


entity_id: vincent-tortorella

excerpt: COO at Point72, executive committee member


entity_id: michael-sullivan

excerpt: Executive leadership at Point72, executive committee member


entity_id: mohammed-grimeh

excerpt: Global Macro PM at Point72, 50+ investing teams in 10 offices, ex-Deputy Global Head FI at Millennium, ex-Standard Chartered, ex-Lehman


entity_id: geoffrey-lauprete

excerpt: Leads Point72's quantitative investing arm, ex-WorldQuant CIO and Vice Chairman (17 years), executive committee


entity_id: james-lau

excerpt: 20+ years investing experience, 10+ years as PM at Point72, launched Vision Point fundamental equities in Hong Kong June 2026


entity_id: dan-lota

excerpt: Oversees Point72 trading staff, implements best practices, manages broker relations and counterparty relationships


entity_id: jonathan-cain

excerpt: CIO of Staff to Co-CIO, shapes strategic direction of fundamental equities, ex-McKinsey 8 years


entity_id: marc-desmidt

excerpt: Oversees Point72 Asia-Pacific offices, drives strategic objectives in region, ex-BlackRock head of strategic product


entity_id: eric-to

excerpt: Leads Point72 Hong Kong operations, fundamental equities leadership


entity_id: will-tovey

excerpt: Manages Point72 London operations, ex-Barclays co-head of equity distribution in Europe


entity_id: chandler-bocklage

excerpt: Business development leadership at Point72


entity_id: mark-flannery

excerpt: PM engagement and development at Point72


entity_id: jaimi-goodfriend

excerpt: Leads PM development program and Point72's talent academy


entity_id: shinji-ogawa

excerpt: Point72 Japan operations leadership


entity_id: jon-weiner

excerpt: Leads emerging manager program, 55%+ of PM launches promoted internally, 70%+ of recent PM launches still at firm


entity_id: dmitry-balyasny

excerpt: Founder and CIO of Balyasny Asset Management, $33B AUM, 200 portfolio managers, 44% of investment headcount in equities


entity_id: taylor-o-malley

excerpt: Co-founder and Chairman of Balyasny Asset Management


entity_id: scott-schroeder

excerpt: Co-founder of Balyasny Asset Management


entity_id: dan-deighton

excerpt: Investment Committee member, leads Balyasny commodities strategies with fundamental supply/demand focus


entity_id: francine-fang

excerpt: Investment Committee member, leads systematic/quantitative strategies at Balyasny


entity_id: steven-goldberg

excerpt: Investment Committee partner, co-leads FI/macro with Nilsson Kocher


entity_id: nilsson-kocher

excerpt: Investment Committee partner, co-leads FI/macro with Steven Goldberg


entity_id: alex-lurye

excerpt: Investment Committee partner, leads risk management across Balyasny


entity_id: gappy-paleologo

excerpt: Investment Committee member, leads quantitative research division


entity_id: kevin-russell

excerpt: Investment Committee member, leads arbitrage and event-driven strategies


entity_id: bill-wappler

excerpt: Investment Committee partner, oversees fundamental research infrastructure


entity_id: paul-brinberg

excerpt: Portfolio manager in systematic business since 2004, promoted to partner 2007, ex-SAC senior analyst


entity_id: caesar-yuan

excerpt: Specializes in interest rate markets and central bank policy, 2018-present, ex-Goldman Sachs executive director macro trading


entity_id: jing-ge

excerpt: Senior healthcare PM at Balyasny, ex-PointState Capital, ex-Duquesne Capital, ex-McKinsey, ex-Morgan Stanley


entity_id: matt-jacobs

excerpt: Senior technology sector PM at Balyasny


entity_id: david-levary

excerpt: Joined Balyasny Dec 2019 from Citadel, global fixed income PM, Miami-based


entity_id: wade-clark

excerpt: Portfolio manager focused on energy, 2021-present, ex-BP


entity_id: steve-brown

excerpt: Fixed income and macro PM, promoted to partner at Balyasny


entity_id: mayank-chamadia

excerpt: Co-heads New York office, joined 2013, leads FI/macro team in NY


entity_id: sebastiaan-de-boe

excerpt: Heads equity long-short in London office, Anthem program graduate, leadership responsibility for EMEA


entity_id: david-lohman

excerpt: Healthcare sector specialist, joined Balyasny from Schonfeld Strategic Advisers


entity_id: jennifer-blake

excerpt: Management committee member, leads business development and client relations


entity_id: charlie-flanagan

excerpt: Management committee member, leads AI adoption across Balyasny investment operations


entity_id: thomas-gaissmaier

excerpt: Management committee member, leads HR and talent strategy


entity_id: mike-grimaldi

excerpt: Management committee member, leads technology infrastructure


entity_id: brooke-harlow

excerpt: Management committee member, leads global affairs and external relations


entity_id: ed-keller

excerpt: Management committee member, oversees resource allocation


entity_id: joe-lanzillotti

excerpt: Management committee member, leads finance and operations


entity_id: anita-nassar

excerpt: Management committee partner, leads client relations globally


entity_id: matt-siclari

excerpt: Management committee member, leads legal affairs


entity_id: joe-snodgrass

excerpt: Management committee member, leads communications and public relations


entity_id: drew-tannenbaum

excerpt: Management committee member, leads strategy and Europe operations


entity_id: kevin-byrne

excerpt: Investment committee member, leads operations at Balyasny


excerpt: Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Co-CIO of Millennium Management


excerpt: Senior portfolio manager, macro focus, recent hire from ExodusPoint


excerpt: Lead PM building Andora Partners equity long-short team with $1.75B


excerpt: Portfolio manager at Millennium since 2024


excerpt: Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Co-CIO of Point72, $45.7B AUM


excerpt: President and Co-CIO at Point72


excerpt: Executive Vice President overseeing strategic areas


excerpt: Chief Operating Officer at Point72


excerpt: Chief of Staff, executive leadership


excerpt: Head of Global Macro, 50+ teams in 10 offices


excerpt: Head of Cubist Systematic Strategies, quantitative investing division


excerpt: Portfolio manager, launched Vision Point fundamental equities in Hong Kong 2026


excerpt: Global Head of Trading at Point72


excerpt: Chief of Staff, L/S Equities, strategic leadership


excerpt: Head of Asia Pacific operations


excerpt: Head of Hong Kong office operations


excerpt: Head of UK operations


excerpt: Head of Business Development


excerpt: Head of Investment Professional Engagement


excerpt: Head of PM Development, Point72 Academy Director


excerpt: Head of Japan operations


excerpt: Head of Point72 LaunchPoint emerging manager program


excerpt: Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO of Balyasny Asset Management


excerpt: Co-founding partner and Chairman of Balyasny Asset Management


excerpt: Co-founding partner of Balyasny Asset Management


excerpt: Global Head of Commodities at Balyasny


excerpt: Global Head of Systematic strategies at Balyasny


excerpt: Partner and Global Co-Head of Fixed Income & Macro


excerpt: Partner and Chief Risk Officer


excerpt: Global Head of Quantitative Research


excerpt: Global Head of Multi-Asset Arbitrage strategies


excerpt: Partner and Global Director of Research


excerpt: Partner and PM in Systematic business since 2004


excerpt: Partner and PM specializing in rates and central bank policy


excerpt: Partner and senior healthcare PM


excerpt: Partner and senior technology PM


excerpt: Partner and PM focused on macro, Miami-based, ex-Citadel


excerpt: Partner and energy-focused PM


excerpt: Partner and fixed income/macro PM


excerpt: Partner, PM, and head of NY Fixed Income & Macro


excerpt: Partner, PM, and head of EMEA Equities


excerpt: Healthcare sector portfolio manager


excerpt: Partner, Senior MD, and Global Head of Business Development


excerpt: Chief AI Officer, drives AI adoption across investment operations


excerpt: Chief People Officer, HR and talent strategy


excerpt: Chief Technology Officer, technology infrastructure


excerpt: Chief Global Affairs Officer


excerpt: Global Head of Resource Management


excerpt: Chief Financial Officer


excerpt: Partner, Senior MD, and Global Head of Client Relationship Group


excerpt: General Counsel, legal affairs


excerpt: Chief Communications Officer


excerpt: Head of Strategy & European Operations


excerpt: Chief Operating Officer


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entity_id: renaissance-technologies

excerpt: Quantitative hedge fund, closed to external LPs since 1993, employee-only since 2003


entity_id: de-shaw-group

excerpt: Global investment firm, multi-strategy hedge fund and technology development, founded 1988


entity_id: aqr-capital-management

excerpt: Quantitative investment manager, founded 1998, publicly traded alternative and traditional products


entity_id: two-sigma-investments

excerpt: Quantitative hedge fund using mathematical models and machine learning, founded 1998


entity_id: winton-capital-management

excerpt: Quantitative investment manager, science-driven systematic strategies


entity_id: two-sigma-ventures

excerpt: VC arm of Two Sigma, 85% external LP capital (endowments, pensions, foundations)


entity_id: millennium-management

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, founded 1989, 61% institutional investors, 18% principals/employees, 12% family offices


entity_id: bridgewater-associates

excerpt: Global investment firm, serves pensions, endowments, central banks, sovereign wealth funds


entity_id: citadel

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, 61% institutional LP base (pensions, endowments, SWF), active distributions to LPs


entity_id: harvard-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 56.9 billion AUM, 41% PE, 31% hedge funds allocation, top quant fund investor


entity_id: yale-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 44.1 billion AUM, ~47% PE allocation, pioneered modern endowment model with hedge fund allocation


entity_id: stanford-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 40.8 billion AUM, 50-75% alternatives, crypto and AI fund allocations


entity_id: mit-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, significant alternatives allocation


entity_id: princeton-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, New Jersey, AI exposure in portfolio


entity_id: university-of-pennsylvania-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, Pennsylvania, AI exposure


entity_id: brown-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 8 billion managed assets, crypto exposure


entity_id: columbia-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 15.9 billion AUM as of June 2025


entity_id: cornell-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, 11.8 billion AUM


excerpt: Pension fund, CalPERS, 605 billion AUM, exited hedge funds in 2014, now focuses on private equity and credit


excerpt: Pension fund, NYSTRS, top 10 largest US public funds, maintains hedge fund allocation


entity_id: bjc-pension-plan

excerpt: Pension fund, limited partner in Two Sigma Ventures III, IV, and Opportunity Fund


entity_id: canada-pension-plan-investment-board

excerpt: Pension fund, CPPIB, Canada, 22+ million members, major alternative asset investor


entity_id: caisse-de-d-p-t-et-placement-du-qu-bec

excerpt: Pension fund, La Caisse, Canada, 473.3 billion CAD AUM, alternative assets allocation


entity_id: norway-government-pension-fund-global

excerpt: Sovereign wealth fund, world's largest SWF, 1.86 trillion USD AUM, 22% illiquid alternatives allocation


excerpt: Sovereign wealth fund, GIC, 936 billion USD AUM, alternative assets investor, dedicated LP team


entity_id: temasek-holdings

excerpt: Sovereign wealth fund, Singapore, 320 billion USD AUM, top 10 PE investor with alternatives allocation


excerpt: Pension fund, GPIF, Japan, 1.63% in alternatives (4.19 trillion yen), building alternatives manager database


entity_id: ira-w-decamp-foundation

excerpt: Foundation/endowment, limited partner in Winton Master Fund


entity_id: de-shaw-diopter-fund-ii

excerpt: Private credit-focused fund by DE Shaw Group, raised May 2025


entity_id: de-shaw-alkali-fund-vi

excerpt: Multi-strategy fund by DE Shaw Group, raised late 2024


excerpt: Harvard maintains 31% hedge fund allocation within broader alternatives portfolio. Known major investor in quant funds including AQR, Two Sigma. Source: FY24 endowment reporting.


excerpt: Yale Model pioneer, 47% PE allocation and significant hedge fund portfolio. David Swensen built alternatives-first strategy starting 1980s. Source: Markov Processes International FY24 analysis.


excerpt: Stanford endowment allocates 50-75% to alternatives including hedge funds. Known quant fund investor. Source: Praxisrock 2026 endowment study.


excerpt: Stanford maintains hedge fund allocation with known allocation to Two Sigma as major quant investor. Source: Hedge Think 2025 quant funds list.


excerpt: MIT endowment maintains significant alternatives allocation including hedge funds. Two Sigma, as leading quant fund, is known recipient of top endowment capital. Source: Endowment AUM rankings 2026.


excerpt: Princeton endowment allocates to alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater, as largest hedge fund, serves major endowments. Source: Markov Processes 2025 endowment study.


excerpt: Columbia endowment (15.9B AUM) maintains alternatives allocation including quant hedge fund exposure. Source: AUM rankings June 2025.


excerpt: Cornell endowment (11.8B AUM) allocates to alternatives. Two Sigma serves elite university endowments. Source: Endowment AUM rankings.


excerpt: Brown endowment (8B managed assets) maintains hedge fund allocation. Citadel serves major institutional investors. Source: Endowment study 2026.


excerpt: Confirmed LP in Two Sigma Ventures III (7 LPs), Two Sigma Ventures IV (8 LPs), Two Sigma Ventures Opportunity Fund (2 LPs). Source: PitchBook fund profiles.


excerpt: Pension fund investor in Two Sigma hedge fund via venture capital vehicles, indicating broader Two Sigma exposure. Source: PitchBook 2025.


excerpt: CPPIB (22M members) allocates to alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves major institutional allocators. Source: CPP Investments investment strategy.


excerpt: Canadian pension funds including CPPIB allocate to quantitative hedge fund strategies as part of alternatives allocation. Source: Canadian pension fund study, CAIA 2026.


excerpt: La Caisse (473.3B CAD AUM) allocates to alternatives and hedge funds as part of diversified portfolio strategy. Source: CDPQ investment reports.


excerpt: Norwegian SWF (1.86T AUM) allocates 22% to illiquid alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves major sovereign wealth funds. Source: Geocoded SWF report August 2025.


excerpt: GIC (936B AUM) maintains alternatives allocation and dedicated LP team. AQR serves sovereign wealth fund clients. Source: Invesco 2024 SWF survey.


excerpt: GIC allocates to hedge funds through alternatives mandate. Two Sigma serves institutional clients including SWFs. Source: SWF directory 2025.


excerpt: Temasek (320B USD) invests in alternatives as part of diversified portfolio. Citadel serves SWF clients. Source: Geocoded SWF report 2025.


excerpt: Temasek allocates to hedge funds through alternatives mandate. Millennium serves institutional investor base including SWFs. Source: P&I Millennium investor composition 2025.


excerpt: GPIF building alternatives allocation from 1.63% baseline, considering hedge fund managers. AQR included in global manager outreach. Source: GPIF alternatives database 2025.


excerpt: NYSTRS maintains hedge fund allocation as part of alternatives portfolio. Two Sigma serves major pension fund clients. Source: NYSTRS investment strategy.


excerpt: NYSTRS allocates to hedge funds. Citadel serves 61% institutional investors including pensions. Source: NYSTRS investment holdings.


excerpt: Harvard (56.9B AUM) allocates 31% to hedge funds. Two Sigma serves elite endowments with quantitative strategies. Source: Harvard endowment 2025 annual report via ICFS.


excerpt: Harvard endowment maintains major hedge fund allocation. Bridgewater serves large endowments and institutions. Source: FY25 endowment study by MPI.


excerpt: Harvard's 31% hedge fund allocation includes exposure to top multi-strategy managers like Citadel. Source: Institutional Investor 2025.


excerpt: Yale (44.1B AUM) maintains significant hedge fund allocation as core endowment strategy. Two Sigma serves major endowments. Source: Markov Processes FY24 endowment analysis.


excerpt: Yale endowment invests in multi-strategy hedge funds as part of alternatives portfolio. Citadel major recipient of endowment capital. Source: MFA hedge fund allocation impact study.


excerpt: Yale endowment allocates to hedge funds including multi-strategy managers. Millennium serves major institutional investors. Source: Collateral Partners Millennium profile.


excerpt: Stanford (40.8B AUM) allocates 50-75% to alternatives including hedge funds. Citadel serves major endowments. Source: Praxisrock endowments 2026.


excerpt: Princeton endowment allocates to alternatives including quant hedge funds. Two Sigma serves elite institutions. Source: Endowment study 2025.


excerpt: UPenn endowment allocates to alternatives. Bridgewater serves major university endowments. Source: Endowment AUM rankings 2026.


excerpt: UPenn endowment maintains hedge fund allocation. AQR serves institutional clients including endowments. Source: AQR institutional client base.


excerpt: Major university endowment maintains hedge fund allocation. Two Sigma serves top endowments. Source: Endowment alternatives allocation study 2025.


excerpt: Michigan endowment maintains alternatives allocation. Citadel serves major institutional investors. Source: Endowment study 2026.


excerpt: CalPERS exited hedge funds in 2014. Historical allocation to AQR confirmed via Kansas City Employees redemption of AQR hedge fund share. Source: Pensions & Investments 2014-2025.


excerpt: Major foundation allocates to alternatives and hedge funds. Two Sigma serves foundation investors as part of 85% external LP base. Source: Two Sigma investor composition.


excerpt: Foundation invests in alternatives including hedge funds. Bridgewater serves foundation clients. Source: Foundation alternatives allocation study.


entity_id: dymon-asia-capital

excerpt: Multi-strategy hedge fund, Singapore-based, founded 2008, AUM ~$7.5-8.0B (2026), long/short equities, FX, fixed income, credit, commodities focus, Asia-Pacific


entity_id: keywise-capital-management

excerpt: Long/short equity hedge fund, Hong Kong-based, founded 2006, AUM ~$1.87B, Greater China focus (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore), Chinese ADRs


entity_id: value-partners

excerpt: Hong Kong-based asset manager, founded 1993, among Asia's largest hedge funds, Asia-focused strategies


entity_id: invictus-investment-partners

excerpt: Hong Kong-based Japan hedge fund, launch Q1 2026, long/short equities focused on 300 largest Japanese stocks, low net exposure, $200M anchor investment from Squarepoint Capital


entity_id: segantii-capital-management

excerpt: Hong Kong-based hedge fund, founded 2007 by Simon Sadler, AUM ~$4.8B (2024), multi-strategy, announced hedge fund closure May 2024


entity_id: greenwoods-asset-management

excerpt: Shanghai-based hedge fund, founded 2004 by George Jiang, AUM ~$20B (2023), China-focused equities, large-cap and mid-cap strategies


entity_id: modular-asset-management

excerpt: Asia hedge fund, founded 2020 by Jimmy Lim (ex-Millennium, BlueCrest, JPMorgan), AUM ~$1B, specialist Asian mandates, multi-strategy


entity_id: gordian-capital

excerpt: Asia-leading alternatives institutional platform, Singapore-based, founded 2005 by Mark Voumard, AUM $7-15B, fund structuring specialist, 100+ funds launched


entity_id: arisaig-partners

excerpt: Asia-Pacific hedge fund, Singapore-based, AUM ~$6B (2026), Asia-focused equities and multi-strategy


entity_id: aisling-analytics

excerpt: Singapore-based commodities trader and hedge fund, flagship commodity hedge fund, $1.4B AUM (prior), declined to $531M in weak year, shipping/maritime focus


entity_id: azentus-capital-management

excerpt: Singapore-based multistrategy hedge fund, nearly doubled assets after $1B launch


excerpt: Japan-focused long/short equity hedge fund, launched by Polymer Capital (Hong Kong/Tokyo), founded 2019 by Angus Wai (ex-Point72 Asia head), outperforming TOPIX since 2023, target $500M


excerpt: Long-only Japan equity hedge fund managed from Tokyo office, Polymer Capital operations, outperforming vs TOPIX


entity_id: polymer-capital-polymer-asia-fund

excerpt: Multi-country Asia hedge fund, Polymer Capital's flagship, covers Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo offices


entity_id: polymer-capital-china-a-shares-fund

excerpt: Single-country China A-shares hedge fund, launched April 2024, Polymer Capital


entity_id: rfm-hedge-fund

excerpt: Japan-focused hedge fund, founded 2025 by Teruhiko Nishimura, AUM $800M in first year, long/short equities strategy


entity_id: fenghe-fund-management

excerpt: Hedge fund founded by Alibaba CTO, based Asia (hiring in Singapore), AUM $3.6B (July 2024), 11.3% returns H1 2024, multi-strategy


entity_id: pinpoint-asset-management

excerpt: Hong Kong-based multi-strategy hedge fund, founded 1999 by Wang Qiang and Sunny Li, AUM ~$3.7B (2020), offices in Shanghai and Singapore, China/Asia focus, multi-strategy


entity_id: ocean-arete

excerpt: Hong Kong-based hedge fund, founded by Will Li (ex-Deutsche Bank ECM MD), macro hedge fund returned 19% (2024), Newbury Fund returned 28%


entity_id: rays-capital-partners

excerpt: Hong Kong-based hedge fund/PE/private debt, established 2010, Asian technology fund returned 80% (2024), boutique investment partnership, 20+ year history


entity_id: seraya-investment-management

excerpt: Singapore-based hedge fund, founder/CIO Andrew Limond (fluent Mandarin/Japanese), Panah Fund won Hedge Fund Journal Performance Award 2024 for Asian Equity Long/Short Discretionary (AUM <$500M)


entity_id: blackrock-asia-pacific-hedge-fund

excerpt: BlackRock's first Asia-Pacific market-neutral hedge fund, retail focus in Singapore and Hong Kong, launched 2025


entity_id: samsung-asset-management

excerpt: South Korea's top asset managers (with Mirae), AUM ~392 trillion KRW ($270B equiv.), ETF AUM 100.5 trillion KRW (late 2025)


entity_id: mirae-asset-global-investments

excerpt: South Korea's top asset manager, global AUM surpassed 450 trillion KRW ($320.6B), managed 456 trillion KRW as Sept 2025, PE, equity, hedge strategies


entity_id: avendus-capital

excerpt: India-based hedge fund manager, one of largest alternative asset management firms, active in alternative investment strategies, Category III AIF


entity_id: alphagrep-investment-management

excerpt: India-based hedge fund/PMS manager, founded by Mohit Mutreja and Prashant Mittal, AUM ~Rs 2,000 crore ($240M equiv., Feb 2026), Category III AIF and PMS, quantitative strategies, targeting Rs 25,000-30,000 crore AUM in 3-5 years


entity_id: alchemy-capital

excerpt: India-based hedge fund manager, operates Category III AIF strategies, alternative investment focus


entity_id: true-beacon-investment-advisors

excerpt: India-based hedge fund, founded 2019 by Nikhil Kamath (Zerodha co-founder) and Richard Pattle (ex-Standard Chartered Private Bank VP), Bengaluru, Category III AIF long-short equities, also PMS license (April 2022), flagship IFSCA-domiciled fund in GIFT City


entity_id: white-oak-capital

excerpt: India-based hedge fund, founded June 2017 by Prashant Khemka (ex-Goldman Sachs EM CIO managing $5.3B), alternative and long-short strategies, Category III AIF


entity_id: unifi-capital

excerpt: India-based hedge fund manager, active in alternative investment structures, Category III AIF focus


entity_id: iifl-asset-management

excerpt: India-based asset manager, Category III AIF offerings, arbitrage and derivatives strategies


entity_id: pgim-india

excerpt: India-based asset manager, alternative investment funds, Category III AIF


entity_id: equentis-wealth-advisory

excerpt: India-based wealth advisory, participates in alternative strategies and hedge fund structures


entity_id: oppenheimer-generations-asia

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, Oppenheimer mining dynasty (relocated from South Africa 2021), AUM $10B, PE, VC, sustainability, growth equity focus


entity_id: wee-investments

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, Wee family (UOB founders), AUM $5-7B, Southeast Asian financial services, regional real estate, PE, public equities


entity_id: steppe-capital

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, AUM $5B, private equity, private credit, real assets, public equities, alternative strategies


entity_id: look-capital

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, AUM $4.5B, PE, venture capital, real estate, public equities, private credit


entity_id: aglaia-family-office

excerpt: Singapore-based multi-family office, established 2006, AUM $3B, PE, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, selective VC


entity_id: rb-capital

excerpt: Singapore/Abu Dhabi-based family office, Kishin RK (Raj Kumar son), AUM ~$3B, hospitality, commercial and healthcare real estate focus (APAC and ME)


entity_id: zetapac-family-office

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, AUM $2B, PE, growth equity, public equities, technology sector focus


entity_id: tecity-group

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, established 1970s, AUM $1.5B, balanced public/private allocation, real estate, fixed income, governance-focused


entity_id: tsao-family-office

excerpt: Singapore-based family office, AUM $250M, impact-oriented PE, venture capital, climate technology, healthcare focus


entity_id: insync-fund-managers

excerpt: Australia-based global equity specialist, established July 2009 by Monik Kotecha, Sydney-based, data-driven analysis and forward-looking valuations


entity_id: magellan-financial-group

excerpt: Australia-based investment manager, AUM A$39.9B (Dec 2025), global equities and infrastructure, CEO Sophia Rahmani (March 2025), strategy transition to Vinva Global Alpha (May 2026)


excerpt: Australia-based hedge fund, renamed Feb 15 2026 (was K2 Australian Fund), strategy changed to allow global geographic exposure with Australian bias


entity_id: invesco-australia

excerpt: Global specialized fund manager, Australia operations, Australian Share fund uses quantitative approach to Australian equities


entity_id: tokio-marine-asset-management

excerpt: Japan-based asset management subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings (major insurance), founded 1985, global hedge fund and alternative strategies


entity_id: asset-management-one

excerpt: Japan-based asset manager, major player in Japanese hedge fund and alternative investment market


entity_id: pictet-asset-management-japan

excerpt: Japan-based asset manager (Pictet subsidiary), Japanese equity market neutral fund launches, employed Teruhiko Nishimura as portfolio manager prior to RFM founding


entity_id: millennium-management-japan-desk

excerpt: Millennium's Asia/Japan operations, significantly expanded Japan desk to offer institutional investors Japan exposure, multi-strategy


excerpt: Point72's Japan operations, AUM ~$37B parent, significantly expanded Japan desk (2025), former Japan head Tomohiro Yamaguchi departed to co-found Invictus


entity_id: citadel-asia-operations

excerpt: Citadel's Asia/Japan presence, multi-strategy, former portfolio manager Takeo Serizawa joined Invictus as CIO


entity_id: capula-investment-management

excerpt: Europe and Asia-based hedge fund manager, alternative strategies, presence in Asia-Pacific


entity_id: centiva-capital

excerpt: Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), multi-strategy operations


entity_id: hudson-bay-capital-management

excerpt: Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), Asia expansion


entity_id: sona-asset-management

excerpt: Hedge fund manager opened Hong Kong office in past 12 months (2025), Asia operations expansion


entity_id: aeonea

excerpt: Hedge fund founded by Rob Tau, backing from Millennium, AUM $1.5B+


entity_id: squarepoint-capital

excerpt: Hedge fund with AUM ~$182B, anchor investor in Invictus Investment Partners (Japan hedge fund), $200M committed


entity_id: schonfeld-strategic-advisors

excerpt: Global hedge fund, employed Tomohiro Yamaguchi before Point72 and Invictus founding, multi-strategy


entity_id: highbridge-capital-management

excerpt: Global hedge fund, employed Tomohiro Yamaguchi in career progression, multi-strategy


entity_id: segantii-capital-management-historical

excerpt: See: Segantii Capital Management - now closed hedge fund operations but still noted as major Asia hedge fund history


excerpt: Singapore sovereign wealth fund, AUM ~$936B (estimated), allocates ~1.5% to hedge funds (~$14B), major allocator, restructuring external managers 2025-2026, Betty Tay retirement, Kwong Hong Huat new leadership


entity_id: temasek-holdings

excerpt: Singapore sovereign wealth fund, major allocator to hedge funds, created Temasek Partnership Solutions unit (April 2026) for hedge fund portfolio management


entity_id: temasek-partnership-solutions

excerpt: New Temasek unit created April 2026 to manage hedge fund investments and external manager relationships


entity_id: blockspaceforce

excerpt: Singapore-based crypto hedge fund (launched 2025-2026), Mainnet Capital co-founder, targeting $100M AUM, crypto treasury and public company investments


entity_id: mainnet-capital

excerpt: Singapore-based crypto hedge fund (launched 2025-2026), BlockSpaceForce co-founder, targeting $100M AUM, crypto treasury and public company investments


entity_id: eastspring-investments

excerpt: Singapore-based asset manager, acquired 50.1% of Thanachart Fund Management (Thailand) Sept 2019, regional presence including Thailand


entity_id: thanachart-fund-management

excerpt: Thailand-based fund manager, 50.1% acquired by Eastspring Investments Sept 2019, Thai hedge fund and asset management


entity_id: danny-yong--founded--dymon-asia-capital

excerpt: 2008, Singapore-based multi-strategy hedge fund


entity_id: keith-tan--founded--dymon-asia-capital


excerpt: 2007, Hong Kong multi-strategy hedge fund, AUM $4.8B (2024)


excerpt: 2004, Shanghai China equities focus, AUM $20B


excerpt: 2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan-focused long/short equity hedge fund, ex-Point72 Japan head


excerpt: 2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan hedge fund CIO, ex-Citadel portfolio manager


excerpt: 2025-2026, Hong Kong Japan hedge fund, ex-BNP Paribas prime services


excerpt: Japan desk head, Point72 $37B AUM, 20+ years experience including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Pictet


excerpt: Portfolio manager, Citadel multi-strategy hedge fund


excerpt: 2019, Bengaluru India hedge fund/PMS, Category III AIF, co-founder Zerodha


excerpt: June 2017, India hedge fund, ex-Goldman Sachs EM CIO managing $5.3B


excerpt: Portfolio manager, Japan operations


excerpt: Anchor investor $200M commitment, $182B AUM Squarepoint, 2-year lock-up


entity_id: danny-yong--manages--dymon-asia-capital

excerpt: CEO operations, multi-strategy Asia hedge fund


excerpt: Long-serving head external managers, Singapore sovereign wealth fund, AUM ~$936B, retiring 2025-2026


entity_id: kwong-hong-huat--leads--gic

excerpt: New head external managers GIC, Singapore sovereign wealth fund, 2025-2026 transition


excerpt: 20+ years experience, career progression prior to Point72 and Invictus


excerpt: Career progression prior to Point72 and Invictus


excerpt: State pension fund, $580B AUM, Sacramento, CA


excerpt: Teachers pension fund, $382B AUM, Sacramento, CA


entity_id: teacher-retirement-system-of-texas-trs

excerpt: Teachers pension fund, $235B AUM, Austin, TX


entity_id: new-york-city-retirement-system

excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $316B AUM, New York, NY


entity_id: new-york-state-common-retirement-fund

excerpt: State pension fund, $207.4B AUM, Albany, NY


entity_id: illinois-teachers-retirement-system-trs

excerpt: Teachers pension fund, $76.77B AUM, Springfield, IL


entity_id: illinois-municipal-retirement-fund-imrf

excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $55B AUM, Chicago, IL


excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $77B AUM, Los Angeles, CA


excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $37B AUM, San Francisco, CA


entity_id: cook-county-pension-fund

excerpt: County pension fund, $14B AUM, Chicago, IL


entity_id: chicago-teachers-pension-fund

excerpt: Municipal teachers pension, $13.1B AUM, Chicago, IL


excerpt: State pension fund, >$400K members, Annapolis, MD


excerpt: Teachers pension fund, $74B AUM, Harrisburg, PA


excerpt: State pension fund, $110.5B AUM, Lansing, MI


excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $19B AUM, Lansing, MI


excerpt: State pension fund, $10.2B AUM, Jefferson City, MO


entity_id: south-dakota-investment-council

excerpt: State pension fund, $20B AUM, Sioux Falls, SD


entity_id: indiana-public-retirement-system-inprs

excerpt: State pension fund, $53B AUM, Indianapolis, IN


excerpt: State pension fund, $163B AUM, Madison, WI


excerpt: State pension fund, $110B+ AUM, Boston, MA


excerpt: State pension fund, ~$30B AUM, Santa Fe, NM


entity_id: arizona-state-retirement-system-asrs

excerpt: State pension fund, $11B+ AUM, Phoenix, AZ


excerpt: Public safety pension, $14B+ AUM, Phoenix, AZ


excerpt: State pension fund, $70B+ AUM, Denver, CO


entity_id: hawaii-employees-retirement-system

excerpt: State pension fund, $30B+ AUM, Honolulu, HI


excerpt: County pension fund, $14.5B AUM, Sacramento, CA


excerpt: Federal pension/retirement fund, $1T AUM, Washington, D.C.


entity_id: rtx-corporation-pension-plan

excerpt: Corporate aerospace pension, $116B AUM, Farmington, CT


entity_id: ge-aerospace-pension-plan

excerpt: Corporate aerospace pension, $90B AUM, New York, NY


excerpt: Corporate pension, $51B AUM, New York, NY


entity_id: lockheed-martin-investment-management

excerpt: Corporate aerospace pension, $70B AUM, Bethesda, MD


excerpt: Corporate pension, $26B AUM, Detroit, MI


entity_id: fm-global-pension-plan

excerpt: Corporate pension, $42.3B AUM, Waltham, MA


entity_id: university-of-california-investments

excerpt: Endowment, $209B AUM, Oakland, CA


entity_id: yale-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, $44.1B AUM, New Haven, CT


excerpt: University endowment, $30B+ AUM, Princeton, NJ


entity_id: northwestern-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, $15.3B AUM, Evanston, IL


entity_id: brown-university-endowment

excerpt: University endowment, $7B AUM, Providence, RI


entity_id: texas-tech-university-system

excerpt: University system endowment, $3.49B AUM, Lubbock, TX


entity_id: smithsonian-institution-endowment

excerpt: Endowment, $3B AUM, Washington, D.C.


entity_id: alaska-permanent-fund-corporation

excerpt: Sovereign wealth/state pension, $84.4B AUM, Juneau, AK


entity_id: north-carolina-retirement-systems

excerpt: State pension fund, $127B AUM, Raleigh, NC


entity_id: kentucky-public-pension-authority

excerpt: State pension funds, $30B+ AUM, Frankfort, KY


entity_id: connecticut-state-pension-fund

excerpt: State pension fund, $69B AUM, Hartford, CT


entity_id: new-jersey-public-pension-system

excerpt: State pension fund, $150B+ AUM, Trenton, NJ


entity_id: florida-state-board-of-administration

excerpt: State pension fund, $250B+ AUM, Tallahassee, FL


excerpt: State pension fund, $200B+ AUM, Columbus, OH


excerpt: Teachers pension fund, $96.2B AUM, Columbus, OH


excerpt: Public employees pension, $30B+ AUM, St. Paul, MN


entity_id: minnesota-state-board-of-investment

excerpt: State employee pension, $70B+ AUM, St. Paul, MN


excerpt: Municipal pension fund, $5B+ AUM, Houston, TX


entity_id: new-mexico-state-investment-council

excerpt: State pension fund alternative arm, $5B+ AUM, Santa Fe, NM


excerpt: State pension fund, $50B+ AUM, Nashville, TN


entity_id: virginia-retirement-system

excerpt: State pension fund, $100B+ AUM, Richmond, VA


entity_id: vermont-public-pension-system

excerpt: State pension funds, $10B+ AUM, Montpelier, VT


excerpt: CIO, appointed July 2024


excerpt: Deputy CIO Public Markets, hired 2025


excerpt: CIO, 3 decades investing experience


excerpt: CIO, 17+ years


excerpt: CIO, permanent appointment March 2026


excerpt: Executive Director and CIO, 20+ years


excerpt: Deputy CIO


excerpt: CIO, since 2021


excerpt: CIO


excerpt: CEO and CIO


excerpt: CIO, July 2025


excerpt: CIO, began January 2026


excerpt: Executive Director and CIO, appointed April 2021


excerpt: Executive Director and CIO


excerpt: Director of Private Equity


excerpt: CIO, appointed March 2026


excerpt: CIO since 2019


excerpt: Interim CIO


excerpt: CIO since 2021


excerpt: former CIO, retired July 2025


excerpt: President and CIO


excerpt: CIO, promoted from Deputy CIO


excerpt: CIO, appointed February 2025


entity_id: kent-custer

excerpt: CIO at Illinois Police Officers Pension Investment Fund, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


excerpt: Illinois Police Officers Pension Investment Fund public pension


entity_id: steve-davis

excerpt: CIO at Sacramento County Employees Retirement System SCERS, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


excerpt: Sacramento County Employees Retirement System SCERS public pension, Sacramento CA


entity_id: david-kushner

excerpt: CIO at City of Austin Employees Retirement System, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


excerpt: City of Austin Employees Retirement System COAERS municipal pension, Austin TX


entity_id: andrew-spellar

excerpt: CIO at Fairfax County Employees Retirement System, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


excerpt: Fairfax County Employees Retirement System public pension, Fairfax VA


entity_id: ted-wright

excerpt: CIO at Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Public Pension CIO


excerpt: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds state pension, Hartford CT


entity_id: erick-russell

excerpt: Treasurer of Connecticut, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist


entity_id: anurag-pandit

excerpt: CIO at ALSAC St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


excerpt: ALSAC St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital endowment/foundation, Memphis TN


entity_id: philip-rotner

excerpt: CIO at Boston Childrens Hospital, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


excerpt: Boston Childrens Hospital investment portfolio, Boston MA


entity_id: rob-roy

excerpt: CIO at AdventHealth, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


entity_id: adventhealth-investment-office

excerpt: AdventHealth healthcare system investment portfolio, Altamonte Springs FL


entity_id: donna-snider

excerpt: CIO at Hackensack Meridian Health, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


excerpt: Hackensack Meridian Health investment portfolio, Edison NJ


entity_id: jason-klein

excerpt: CIO at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Healthcare CIO


excerpt: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investment portfolio, New York NY


entity_id: ed-grefenstette

excerpt: CEO and CIO at The Dietrich Foundation, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


entity_id: the-dietrich-foundation

excerpt: The Dietrich Foundation endowment, Pittsburgh PA


entity_id: michelle-knudsen

excerpt: CIO at New York University endowment $7.4B, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO, driving significant portfolio changes


entity_id: new-york-university-endowment

excerpt: New York University endowment $7.4B, New York NY


entity_id: bola-olusanya

excerpt: CIO at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


entity_id: philip-zecher

excerpt: CIO at Michigan State University, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


excerpt: Michigan State University endowment investment office, East Lansing MI


entity_id: abigail-wattley

excerpt: CIO at Williams College, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Endowment/Foundation CIO


entity_id: williams-college-endowment

excerpt: Williams College endowment, Williamstown MA


entity_id: mike-huff

excerpt: CIO at PartnerRe, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: partnerre

excerpt: PartnerRe reinsurance investment portfolio


entity_id: nick-liolis

excerpt: CIO at Guardian Life, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: guardian-life-investment-office

excerpt: Guardian Life Insurance investment portfolio, New York NY


entity_id: john-morriss

excerpt: CIO at Lincoln Financial Group, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


excerpt: Lincoln Financial Group insurance investment portfolio


entity_id: craig-sabal

excerpt: CIO at New York Life Insurance Company, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: christine-todd

excerpt: CIO at Arch Capital Group, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: arch-capital-group-investment-office

excerpt: Arch Capital Group insurance investment portfolio, Hamilton Bermuda


entity_id: tc-wilson

excerpt: CIO at TDC Group The Doctors Company, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: tdc-group-investment-office

excerpt: TDC Group The Doctors Company insurance investment portfolio, Napa CA


entity_id: phil-passafiume

excerpt: CIO at Protective Life, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Insurance CIO


entity_id: protective-life-investment-office

excerpt: Protective Life insurance investment portfolio, Birmingham AL


entity_id: tanya-burnell

excerpt: Senior Investment Professional at Henry Crown and Company family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


entity_id: henry-crown-and-company

excerpt: Henry Crown and Company family office, Chicago IL


entity_id: marcus-siezing

excerpt: CIO at Dillon Trust family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


entity_id: dillon-trust

excerpt: Dillon Trust family office


entity_id: matt-hershey

excerpt: CIO at Marron Capital family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


entity_id: marron-capital

excerpt: Marron Capital family office


entity_id: reshma-kalimi-casale

excerpt: Head of Investments at RCap family office, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


entity_id: rcap

excerpt: RCap family office investment firm


entity_id: nicole-sherwood

excerpt: Founder of Altman Family Holdings, 2026 Allocators Choice finalist Family Office


entity_id: altman-family-holdings

excerpt: Altman Family Holdings family office


entity_id: jonathan-grabel

excerpt: CIO at Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association LACERA $77B, 2026 II notable mention


entity_id: collette-chilton

excerpt: Former CIO at Williams College endowment, II 2026 notable mention


excerpt: CIO, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


excerpt: CEO and CIO, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


excerpt: Senior Investment Professional, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


excerpt: Head of Investments, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


excerpt: Founder, 2026 II Allocators Choice finalist


excerpt: CIO LACERA $77B


entity_id: aeonea-limited

excerpt: Aeonea Limited multi-strategy hedge fund, founded by Robert Tau ex-Balyasny, $1.5B+ backing from Millennium, Hong Kong, launched 2025


entity_id: robert-tau

excerpt: Founder and CIO of Aeonea Limited, prior Balyasny Asset Management and BFAM Partners and Goldman Sachs, macro trading


entity_id: fremen-capital-management

excerpt: Fremen Capital Management long/short equity hedge fund, $146M AUM, Stamford CT, founded by Benjamin Mandel


entity_id: benjamin-mandel

excerpt: Founder of Fremen Capital Management, son of Steve Mandel (Lone Pine Capital), long/short equity, Stamford CT


entity_id: otter-rock-advisors

excerpt: Otter Rock Advisors long/short equity hedge fund, founded by Alexander Karlan ex-Alua Capital, Stamford CT


entity_id: alexander-karlan

excerpt: Founder of Otter Rock Advisors, prior Alua Capital, long/short equity, Stamford CT


entity_id: jetha-global

excerpt: Jetha Global Asia-focused tech crossover fund, $119M AUM, Dubai, founded by Karan Danthi ex-Tybourne, seeded by Maverick Capital


entity_id: karan-danthi

excerpt: Founder of Jetha Global, prior Tybourne Capital, Asia-focused tech crossover, Dubai, seeded by Maverick Capital


entity_id: tybourne-capital

excerpt: Tybourne Capital Asia-focused hedge fund, Hong Kong


entity_id: invictus-investment-partners

excerpt: Invictus Investment Partners hedge fund, Japan-focused, $200M day-one SMA backing from Squarepoint, founded by Tomohiro Yamaguchi ex-Point72, Q1 2026 launch


entity_id: tomohiro-yamaguchi

excerpt: Founder and CIO of Invictus Investment Partners, prior head of Point72 Japan, $200M SMA backing from Squarepoint, launched Q1 2026


entity_id: robert-tau--founded--aeonea-limited

excerpt: Founder CIO, launched 2025, $1.5B Millennium backing


excerpt: prior firm before founding Aeonea


excerpt: $1.5B+ seeding/backing, 2025


excerpt: Founder, $146M AUM, Stamford CT


excerpt: Founder, ex-Alua Capital


excerpt: prior firm before founding Otter Rock


entity_id: karan-danthi--founded--jetha-global

excerpt: Founder, $119M AUM, Dubai


excerpt: prior firm before founding Jetha Global


excerpt: seed investor in Jetha Global


excerpt: Founder CIO, Q1 2026 launch, $200M SMA from Squarepoint


excerpt: prior head of Point72 Japan before Invictus


excerpt: $200M day-one SMA anchor, Q1 2026


excerpt: Swedish national pension buffer fund, 475 SEK billion AUM (€40.3B), Sweden


excerpt: Swedish national pension buffer fund, 577.1 SEK billion AUM (€49B), Sweden


excerpt: Swedish national pension buffer fund, 833.8 SEK billion AUM (€70.8B post-transfer), Sweden


entity_id: atp-danish-pension-fund

excerpt: Danish pension fund, guaranteed pension provider, Denmark


entity_id: nbim-norges-bank-investment-management

excerpt: Manages Government Pension Fund Global, >20,000 billion NOK AUM (€1.6T+), Norway


excerpt: Dutch pension fund for public sector and education employees, 126.6% funding ratio, Netherlands


entity_id: pfzw-pensioenfonds-zorg-en-welzijn

excerpt: Dutch pension fund for healthcare and social welfare sector, 126% funding ratio, Netherlands


entity_id: pfa-pensionskasse

excerpt: Danish pension and insurance provider, Denmark


entity_id: velliv

excerpt: Danish pension and life insurance company, 100% customer-owned through Velliv Foreningen, Denmark


entity_id: gildi-gildi-l-feyrissj-ur

excerpt: Icelandic pension fund, 1.225 trillion ISK AUM (€8.2B), Iceland


entity_id: alecta

excerpt: Swedish occupational pension provider, established 1917, Sweden


entity_id: folksam

excerpt: Swedish pension and insurance provider, Sweden


entity_id: varma

excerpt: Finnish earnings-related pension provider, Finland


entity_id: ilmarinen

excerpt: Finnish pension fund, serves over 1 million people, Finland


entity_id: bvk-personalvorsorge-des-kantons-z-rich

excerpt: Swiss cantonal occupational pension fund, 117.5% funding ratio, Switzerland


entity_id: css

excerpt: Swiss health and pension insurance provider, Switzerland


excerpt: German occupational pension provider, Germany


excerpt: German pension fund, Germany


entity_id: frr-french-pension-reserve-fund

excerpt: French national pension reserve fund, France


entity_id: lv-iceland

excerpt: Icelandic pension fund, pursuing more EM exposures and PE co-investments, Iceland


entity_id: nest

excerpt: UK workplace pension fund, £61 billion ($82B) AUM, United Kingdom


entity_id: uss-universities-superannuation-scheme

excerpt: UK academic pension scheme, focus on climate policy and LDI, United Kingdom


entity_id: british-coal-pension-schemes

excerpt: UK pension scheme, $11B AUM, United Kingdom


entity_id: ver-state-pension-buffer-fund

excerpt: Finnish state pension buffer fund, €25.7B AUM, Finland


entity_id: industriens-pension

excerpt: Danish labour market pension scheme, Denmark


entity_id: festa

excerpt: Icelandic pension fund, Iceland


entity_id: akademikerpension

excerpt: Danish pension fund, Denmark


entity_id: nicolai-tangen

excerpt: CEO, NBIM (Government Pension Fund Global), Norway


entity_id: antti-suhonen

excerpt: CEO, VER (Finnish State Pension Buffer Fund), Finland


entity_id: kaisu-viitasalo

excerpt: Chief Legal Officer, Varma (Finnish pension fund), appointed Sept 1, 2026


entity_id: lars-sandahl-s-rensen

excerpt: Board member, PFA (Danish pension provider), Denmark


entity_id: minna-helle

excerpt: Vice Chair, Ilmarinen (Finnish pension fund), Finland


entity_id: kim-kehlet-johansen

excerpt: Chief Executive Officer, Velliv (Danish pension company), Denmark


entity_id: bridgewater-associates

excerpt: Largest hedge fund globally, multi-strategy, serves institutional investors worldwide


entity_id: citadel

excerpt: Global hedge fund, multi-strategy, major institutional allocations


entity_id: crescent-capital

excerpt: US direct lending hedge fund manager, specializes in institutional mandates


entity_id: gic-government-investment-corporation

excerpt: Singapore sovereign wealth fund, 30-year relationship with Bridgewater, Singapore


entity_id: swen-capital-partners

excerpt: European private equity and alternative investment manager, allocated by FRR (French Pension Reserve Fund)


entity_id: flexstone-partners-sas

excerpt: European alternative investment manager, allocated by FRR (French Pension Reserve Fund)


entity_id: spacex

excerpt: Private company excluded from Velliv portfolio citing corporate governance concerns, 2025


entity_id: nvidia-corp

excerpt: Technology company, largest holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 574 billion NOK


entity_id: apple-inc

excerpt: Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 497 billion NOK


entity_id: microsoft-corp

excerpt: Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 459 billion NOK


entity_id: alphabet-inc

excerpt: Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 439 billion NOK


entity_id: amazon-com-inc

excerpt: Technology company, major holding of NBIM (Norwegian pension fund), 308 billion NOK


excerpt: Swedish pension buffer fund allocates to global hedge funds; 475 SEK billion AUM enables diversified alternative asset allocation


excerpt: Swedish pension buffer fund allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds as part of global institutional allocation strategy


excerpt: Swedish pension buffer fund (833.8 SEK billion AUM) allocates to leading global hedge fund managers


excerpt: Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global maintains 30-year relationship with Bridgewater; ongoing institutional allocation partnership


excerpt: Dutch pension fund allocated $450 million to Crescent Capital for US direct lending mandate (2026)


excerpt: Dutch healthcare sector pension fund allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of diversified investment strategy


excerpt: Danish pension fund allocates to global multi-strategy hedge funds; 2025 portfolio review noted diversification and reporting improvements


excerpt: UK workplace pension (£61B AUM) awarded £450 million direct lending mandate to Crescent Capital, indicating institutional-first allocation strategy


excerpt: UK academic pension scheme allocates to hedge funds as part of fixed income and LDI portfolio management


excerpt: Icelandic pension fund (1.225 trillion ISK AUM) allocates to global hedge fund managers; 7.1% nominal return 2025


excerpt: Icelandic pension fund pursuing enhanced EM and PE co-investment exposure; allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds post-SAA review (Feb 2026)


excerpt: Swedish occupational pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of sustainable investment strategy


excerpt: Finnish earnings-related pension provider allocates to hedge funds through global institutional investment strategy


excerpt: Finnish pension fund (>1 million members) allocates to global hedge fund managers; water-related ecosystem services integration in allocation strategy


excerpt: Swiss cantonal pension fund (117.5% funding ratio) allocates to global multi-strategy hedge funds


excerpt: French pension reserve fund awarded €500 million private equity mandate to Swen Capital Partners (2026)


excerpt: French pension reserve fund awarded €500 million private equity mandate to Flexstone Partners SAS (2026)


excerpt: German occupational pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of diversified strategy


excerpt: Danish pension company allocates to multi-strategy hedge funds; excluded SpaceX citing valuation and governance concerns (2025)


excerpt: Swedish pension provider allocates to hedge funds through diversified global investment strategy


excerpt: Danish pension provider allocates to global hedge fund managers as part of investment strategy


excerpt: CEO of NBIM; oversees €1.6T+ Government Pension Fund Global, world's largest sovereign wealth fund


excerpt: CEO of Finnish state pension buffer fund (€25.7B AUM); quoted on market recovery dynamics


entity_id: kaisu-viitasalo--leads--varma

excerpt: Chief Legal Officer, Varma; appointed effective September 1, 2026


excerpt: Board member, Danish pension provider PFA


entity_id: minna-helle--leads--ilmarinen

excerpt: Vice Chair, Ilmarinen Finnish pension fund board


entity_id: kim-kehlet-johansen--leads--velliv

excerpt: Chief Executive Officer, Velliv Danish pension and life insurance company


excerpt: Swedish buffer fund with 4.6% total return 2025; allocates to global hedge fund managers


excerpt: Swedish buffer fund with 6% return 2025, 7.5% 5-year average; global hedge fund allocations


excerpt: Icelandic pension fund professional investor; global hedge fund allocation strategy


excerpt: Swedish occupational pension provider emphasizing sustainable investment practices


excerpt: Finnish pension provider emphasizing responsible investing and ESG integration


entity_id: redwood-capital-management

excerpt: Distressed and stressed credit opportunities, $9.9B AUM, New York, founded 2000


entity_id: clark-tang

excerpt: Partner at Altimeter Capital Management, youngest partner at age 30, AI/tech investor, early Nvidia investment 2022, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


entity_id: pentwater-capital-management

excerpt: Merger arbitrage, event-driven, $2.5B AUM, founded 2007


entity_id: altimeter-capital-management

excerpt: Altimeter Capital Management tech-focused hedge fund, $10B AUM, Brad Gerstner, Menlo Park CA


entity_id: silver-point-capital

excerpt: Distressed debt and credit, $48B investable assets, Greenwich CT, founded 2001


entity_id: kate-fisher-baumann

excerpt: Partner at Empyrean Capital Partners, leads business development and IR, shifted LP base from FoF to institutions, born South Africa, Georgetown grad, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


entity_id: anchorage-capital-group

excerpt: Distressed debt, credit, special situations, $22B AUM, New York, founded 2003


entity_id: empyrean-capital-partners

excerpt: Empyrean Capital Partners hedge fund, $3B AUM


entity_id: luxor-capital-group

excerpt: Event-driven and value-oriented, $5.2B AUM, New York, founded 2002


entity_id: hussein-sacoor

excerpt: Partner at Tekne Capital Management, global tech emerging markets focus, Global South thesis, founded prior fund in Lisbon, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


entity_id: canyon-partners

excerpt: Multi-strategy, credit-focused, distressed special situations, $29B AUM, Los Angeles, founded 1990


entity_id: tekne-capital-management

excerpt: Tekne Capital Management global technology hedge fund, $1.2B AUM


entity_id: hg-vora-capital-management

excerpt: Event-driven, credit, distressed special situations, $2B+ AUM, New York, founded 2009


entity_id: malachi-price

excerpt: General Partner at Coatue Management, structured equity and capital solutions, downside risk protection, joined GP 2022, Dartmouth, prior New Mountain Capital/BCG, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


entity_id: davidson-kempner-capital-management

excerpt: Event-driven, distressed debt, stocks of restructuring companies, $37B AUM, New York, founded 1983


entity_id: farid-guindo

excerpt: Founder of Drill Capital Management, energy infrastructure Africa focus, prior Lehman Brothers energy IB, McGill, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star


entity_id: king-street-capital-partners

excerpt: Distressed debt, complex restructurings, bankruptcies, $25B AUM, New York, founded 1995


entity_id: drill-capital-management

excerpt: Drill Capital Management energy infrastructure hedge fund focused on Africa, founded by Farid Guindo


entity_id: p-schoenfeld-asset-management-psam

excerpt: Event-driven, merger arbitrage, distressed credit, $2.57B AUM, New York, founded 1997


entity_id: agata-dornan

excerpt: Founder of Chepstow Lane Capital, European credit, $225M AUM, +13% net each of past 2 years, prior Soros/Deutsche Bank/Blue Mountain/Camulos, launched 2021, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


entity_id: hayman-capital-management

excerpt: Global macro, event-driven, high-impact opportunities, Dallas, founded 2005


entity_id: chepstow-lane-capital

excerpt: Chepstow Lane Capital European credit hedge fund, $225M AUM, founded by Agata Dornan 2021


entity_id: third-point-llc

excerpt: Activist, credit, distressed debt, $21B AUM, New York, founded 1995


entity_id: dan-mcmurtrie

excerpt: Co-Founder of Tyro Partners, value long-short equity, $300M AUM, no down years since 2015, seeded by David Einhorn 2020, co-founded 2015, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


entity_id: starboard-value-lp

excerpt: Activist hedge fund, distressed stocks, value, New York, founded 2011


entity_id: tyro-partners

excerpt: Tyro Partners value-oriented long/short equity hedge fund, $300M AUM, Dan McMurtrie and Alex Draime, founded 2015, seeded by David Einhorn 2020


entity_id: jana-partners

excerpt: Event-driven activist, fundamental analysis, New York, founded 2001


entity_id: alex-draime

excerpt: Co-Founder of Tyro Partners with Dan McMurtrie, value long/short equity, launched 2015 with $3M startup capital


entity_id: valueact-capital

excerpt: Soft activist, special situations, founded 2000


entity_id: dan-rasmussen

excerpt: Founder of Verdad Advisers, undervalued international markets Japan-focused and market-neutral global macro, $1B AUM, Harvard/Bain Capital/Stanford MBA, launched 2014, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


entity_id: trian-partners

excerpt: Activist investing, $8.5B AUM, New York, founded 2005


entity_id: steve-secundo

excerpt: Senior Portfolio Strategist at Bridgewater Associates, global currency research and macro, contributor to Bridgewater Daily Observations, engaged 500+ clients, joined during financial crisis, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


entity_id: elliott-management

excerpt: Activist, distressed securities, arbitrage, $26B AUM, West Palm Beach, founded 1977


entity_id: matthew-sharp

excerpt: Portfolio Manager at Viking Global Investors, consumer sector payments/fintech/business services, promoted from senior analyst after 2 years, prior Suvretta Capital 6.5yr/Carlyle/Credit Suisse, Georgetown, II 2025 Hedge Fund Rising Star Part II


entity_id: appaloosa-management

excerpt: Distressed debt, equities, event-driven, $15B+ family office AUM, founded 1993


entity_id: viking-global-investors

excerpt: Viking Global Investors long/short equity hedge fund, Andreas Halvorsen, Greenwich CT


entity_id: paulson-company

excerpt: Event-driven arbitrage, merger arbitrage, bankruptcy, distressed credit, founded 1994


excerpt: Partner, youngest at age 30, II 2025 Rising Star


entity_id: millennium-management

excerpt: Multi-strategy, relative value, arbitrage, merger arbitrage, $87B AUM, New York, founded 1989


excerpt: Partner, business development and IR, II 2025 Rising Star


entity_id: farallon-capital

excerpt: Credit, distressed debt, real estate, emerging markets, value, San Francisco, founded 1986


excerpt: Partner, global tech, II 2025 Rising Star


entity_id: citadel

excerpt: Multi-strategy, equities, fixed income, commodities, $60B+ AUM, founded 1990


excerpt: General Partner, structured equity, II 2025 Rising Star


entity_id: ares-management

excerpt: Credit special situations, $211B global credit platform AUM, Los Angeles, founded 1997


excerpt: Founder, energy infrastructure Africa, II 2025 Rising Star


entity_id: bridgewater-associates

excerpt: Global macro, Pure Alpha flagship, below $100B AUM, founded 1975


excerpt: Founder, European credit, launched 2021, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


entity_id: balyasny-asset-management

excerpt: Macro, equities, fixed income, commodities, $25B AUM, Chicago, founded 2001


entity_id: dan-mcmurtrie--founded--tyro-partners

excerpt: Co-Founder, value long/short, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


entity_id: whitebox-advisors

excerpt: Multi-strategy, credit-oriented, relative value, event-driven, $15.74B AUM, Minneapolis, founded 1999


entity_id: alex-draime--founded--tyro-partners

excerpt: Co-Founder with Dan McMurtrie, 2015


entity_id: capula-investment-management

excerpt: Macro, fixed income, crisis alpha, London, founded 2005


excerpt: Seed investor 2020, II citation


entity_id: moore-capital-management

excerpt: Global macro, bold macro-based approach, $15B AUM, founded 1989


entity_id: dan-rasmussen--founded--verdad-advisers

excerpt: Founder, launched 2014, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


entity_id: brevan-howard

excerpt: Global macro, rates trading, $2B+ AUM, London, founded 2002


excerpt: Senior Portfolio Strategist, macro currency research, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


entity_id: york-capital-management

excerpt: Event-driven, distressed securities, restructuring, merger/acquisition, New York, founded 1991


excerpt: Portfolio Manager, consumer sector, II 2025 Rising Star Part II


entity_id: magnetar-capital

excerpt: Alternative credit, fixed-income, distressed investing, $18.6B AUM, founded 2005


entity_id: matlinpatterson

excerpt: Distressed securities, global distressed and credit opportunities, founded 2002


entity_id: sculptor-capital-management

excerpt: Event-driven, corporate credit, distressed debt, restructurings, founded 1990s


entity_id: ashmore-group

excerpt: Emerging markets macro, local currency, $52.5B AUM, London, founded 1992


entity_id: algebris-investments

excerpt: European macro, financial services focus, $4.3B AUM, London, founded 2006


entity_id: cqs

excerpt: Global macro, credit, structured credit, event-driven special situations, London, founded 1999


entity_id: centerbridge-partners

excerpt: Special credit, distressed strategies, special situations, $25B credit platform AUM, founded 2005


entity_id: contrarian-capital-management

excerpt: Distressed debt, opportunistic credit, special situations, founded 1995


entity_id: oaktree-capital-management

excerpt: Distressed securities, high yield bonds, special situations, $125B+ AUM, founded 1995


entity_id: apollo-global-management

excerpt: Credit opportunistic, non-performing loans, distressed debt, $1T+ AUM, founded 1990


entity_id: lone-star-funds

excerpt: Distressed real estate debt and equity, $95B AUM, London, founded 1995


entity_id: cerberus-capital-management

excerpt: Distressed credit, special situations, non-performing loans, $60B AUM, founded 1992


entity_id: blackstone-tactical-opportunities

excerpt: Distressed situations, €18B AUM, diversified opportunities


entity_id: carval-investors

excerpt: Multi-jurisdictional NPL portfolios, €15B AUM, distressed credit


entity_id: bain-capital-credit

excerpt: Corporate debt restructuring, €12B AUM


entity_id: davidson-kempner-european-partners

excerpt: Special situations, €10B AUM


entity_id: fortress-investment-group

excerpt: European distressed debt investments, €9B AUM


entity_id: angelo-gordon

excerpt: European distressed debt investments, €8B AUM


entity_id: altamont-capital-partners

excerpt: Private equity, middle-market control investments, $4.3B+ AUM


entity_id: aqr-capital-management

excerpt: Global macro fund, $8.4B AUM


entity_id: lmr-partners

excerpt: Multi-strategy event-driven, merger arbitrage


entity_id: lyxor-tiedemann-arbitrage-strategy

excerpt: Merger arbitrage, event-driven strategies


entity_id: man-glg-event-driven-alternative

excerpt: Event-driven strategies, multi-strategy


entity_id: gamco-merger-arbitrage

excerpt: Dedicated merger arbitrage


entity_id: alpine-merger-arbitrage-fund

excerpt: Merger arbitrage strategies


excerpt: Merger arbitrage UCITS fund


entity_id: steadfast-financial

excerpt: Long/short equity, publicly traded securities, New York, founded 1997


entity_id: eton-park-capital-management

excerpt: Multi-strategy, equities, credit, derivatives, $10B AUM, New York, founded 2003, closed 2017


entity_id: deltroit-asset-management

excerpt: Macro hedge fund (Michael Hintze spinout from CQS)


entity_id: thoma-bravo

excerpt: Leveraged buyouts, venture capital, private placements, special situations, Chicago


entity_id: carlyle-tactical-private-credit-fund

excerpt: Private credit, credit opportunities, $211B global credit platform AUM


entity_id: carlyle-global-credit

excerpt: Liquid credit, private credit, real assets credit, asset-backed finance


entity_id: inclusive-capital

excerpt: ESG-focused, founded by Jeffrey Ubben (ValueAct founder)


entity_id: jonathan-kolatch

excerpt: Goldman Sachs partner 1982-1999, credit arbitrage expert, founded Redwood Capital 2000


entity_id: matt-halbower

excerpt: Deephaven Capital and Citadel portfolio manager, founded Pentwater 2007


entity_id: edward-mul

excerpt: Goldman Sachs Special Situations head 1999-2001, founded Silver Point 2001


entity_id: robert-o-shea

excerpt: Goldman Sachs Bank Loan and High Yield Business founder/head, founded Silver Point 2001


entity_id: kevin-ulrich

excerpt: Goldman Sachs distressed debt, founded Anchorage 2003


entity_id: tony-davis


entity_id: christian-leone

excerpt: Founded Luxor Capital 2002, event-driven and value investing


entity_id: joshua-friedman

excerpt: Founded Canyon Partners 1990, value-oriented and event-driven


entity_id: mitchell-julis

excerpt: Founded Canyon Partners 1990, multi-strategy credit focus


entity_id: robin-potts

excerpt: Portfolio manager at Canyon Partners


entity_id: parag-vora

excerpt: Silver Point Capital distressed expert, founded HG Vora 2009


entity_id: brian-higgins

excerpt: Founded King Street Capital 1995, distressed debt expert


entity_id: peter-schoenfeld

excerpt: Proprietary event-driven trader 20 years, founded PSAM 1997


entity_id: kyle-bass

excerpt: 2008 crisis prediction, macro investing, founded Hayman Capital 2005


entity_id: dan-loeb

excerpt: Activist investor, shifted to credit focus, founded Third Point 1995


entity_id: jeff-smith

excerpt: Activist investor, distressed stock specialist, founded Starboard 2011


entity_id: barry-rosenstein

excerpt: Event-driven activist, Merrill Lynch investment banker, founded JANA 2001


entity_id: jeffrey-ubben

excerpt: Soft activist approach, founded ValueAct 2000, transitioned to Inclusive Capital


entity_id: mason-morfit

excerpt: Took over ValueAct leadership from Ubben in 2020


entity_id: nelson-peltz

excerpt: Activist investor, large underperforming company targets, founded Trian 2005


entity_id: peter-w-may

excerpt: Co-founded Trian Partners 2005


entity_id: ed-garden


entity_id: paul-singer

excerpt: Convertible arbitrage pioneer, activist and distressed expert, founded Elliott 1977


entity_id: david-tepper

excerpt: Goldman Sachs credit analyst, bankruptcy expert, founded Appaloosa 1993


entity_id: john-paulson

excerpt: Event-driven arbitrage and merger arbitrage specialist, founded Paulson & Co 1994


entity_id: israel-englander

excerpt: Goldman Sachs partner, founded Millennium 1989


entity_id: ronald-shear

excerpt: Departed 6 months after Millennium founding in 1989


entity_id: tom-steyer

excerpt: Distressed investing master, $531M Bank Central Asia trade, founded Farallon 1986, left 2012


entity_id: ken-griffin

excerpt: Harvard student investor, multi-strategy pioneer, founded Citadel 1990


entity_id: tony-ressler

excerpt: Apollo Global Management alum, founded Ares 1997


entity_id: john-kissick

excerpt: Founded Ares Management 1997


entity_id: bennett-rosenthal

excerpt: Co-founded Ares 1997


entity_id: david-kaplan


entity_id: ray-dalio

excerpt: Global macro pioneer, founded Bridgewater 1975 from 2-bedroom apt


entity_id: dmitry-balyasny

excerpt: Macro investing focus, 2025 Hedge Fund Lifetime Achievement Award, founded BAM 2001


entity_id: scott-schroeder

excerpt: Co-founded Balyasny Asset Management 2001


entity_id: taylor-o-malley


entity_id: yan-huo

excerpt: JPMorgan prop trader, UFJ head of fixed income, founded Capula 2005


entity_id: masao-asai

excerpt: Founded Capula Investment Management 2005


entity_id: louis-bacon

excerpt: Global macro trading legend, Nikkei short 1989, founded Moore Capital 1989


entity_id: alan-howard

excerpt: Rates trading specialist, macro expert, founded Brevan Howard 2002


entity_id: chris-rokos

excerpt: Co-founded Brevan Howard 2002


entity_id: james-dinan

excerpt: Founded York Capital 1991, event-driven and arbitrage specialist


entity_id: alec-litowitz

excerpt: Alternative credit focus, founded Magnetar 2005


entity_id: ross-laser

excerpt: Investment side oversight, founded Magnetar 2005


entity_id: david-matlin

excerpt: Credit Suisse distressed securities head, founded MatlinPatterson 2002


entity_id: mark-patterson

excerpt: Co-founded MatlinPatterson 2002


entity_id: michael-hintze

excerpt: Global macro pioneer, Europe hedge fund pioneer, founded CQS 1999, later Deltroit Asset Management


entity_id: jeff-aronson

excerpt: Distressed securities head, leveraged loan founder, founded Centerbridge 2005


entity_id: mark-gallogly

excerpt: Co-founded Centerbridge Partners 2005


entity_id: jon-bauer

excerpt: Distressed debt manager since 1986, founded Contrarian Capital 1995


entity_id: janice-stanton

excerpt: Distressed investing since 1986, founded Contrarian Capital 1995


entity_id: gil-tenzer

excerpt: Co-founded Contrarian Capital Management 1995


entity_id: howard-marks

excerpt: Distressed debt pioneer at TCW, largest distressed securities investor, founded Oaktree 1995