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Hedge Fund
Executive Search.

Portfolio managers, senior analysts and platform leaders across single-manager and multi-strategy platforms — including L/S equity, macro, credit, quant and event-driven strategies.

Long/Short EquityMulti-StrategyGlobal MacroEvent-DrivenQuantCredit

What We Cover

A market measured in basis points and conviction.

Hedge fund hiring is the most performance-driven corner of our market. Track records, attribution, and risk discipline are the language. Our role is to translate that language across platforms — and to know which seat at which fund is actually right for which kind of investor.

We work with single-manager funds, multi-manager platforms, family offices that operate hedge fund strategies internally, and emerging managers preparing for first close. Each requires a different read on the market and a different network. We invest in keeping both current.

Roles Placed

Across strategies & structures.

Investment Team

  • Portfolio Manager
  • Senior Analyst
  • Sector Specialist
  • Junior Analyst
  • Trader

Platform Leadership

  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Head of Research
  • Director of Research

Quant & Systematic

  • Quantitative Researcher
  • Systematic Portfolio Manager
  • Data Engineer
  • Head of Quant Trading

Business Side

  • Head of Investor Relations
  • Head of Marketing
  • Capital Introduction Lead

Operations

  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • General Counsel
  • Head of Compliance
  • Head of Technology

Emerging Manager Build

  • Co-Founder Search
  • First Analyst Hire
  • Seed-Stage COO

Recent Mandate Types

Representative engagements.

Mandate A

PM — TMT Long/Short

Senior portfolio manager joining a multi-manager platform with a discrete TMT book.

Mandate B

Head of Research

Senior research leader for a single-manager L/S equity fund, ~$4B AUM.

Mandate C

Quant Researcher Build-Out

Three-role hire for a new systematic strategy at an established discretionary firm.

Mandate D

CIO — Family Office

Chief Investment Officer for a single family office moving into direct hedge fund strategies.

Mandate E

Head of IR

Investor relations leader for a multi-strategy fund preparing institutional capital launch.

Mandate F

Emerging Manager Co-Founder

Co-founder and second PM for a new event-driven fund preparing for first close.

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