About Us

Carlyon was a partner in PwC's Asset and Wealth Management practice in Hong Kong serving asset management clients across the region. He is an Independent Director at Cyson Advisors Limited.

Basil is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Practice Group at Winston & Strawn LLP.

Dagmar is the Managing Director, Head of Platform Sales, Asia-Pacific & MENAT at HSBC Hong Kong.

Elliott is a Partner with EY based in Hong Kong and is a member of the EY Global Wealth & Assessment Management Executive Committee.

Effie is a partner in Sidley Austin's Hong Kong office, specializing in hedge fund, private equity fund and real estate fund formation transactions.

James Gaden is a partner in the Global Corporate and Investment Funds Groups of Walkers' Hong Kong office.

Jenny is the Executive Director of Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA).

Larissa is a former Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Singapore, Bengaluru, London, and Hong Kong.

Ryan is a Vice President - Head of Middle Office / Trade Operations Asia Pacific Region at State Street Alternative Investment Solutions Hong Kong.

Dean is the Chairman of Global Prime Brokerage of Goldman Sachs.

Rob is a Partner at Capricorn Investment Group, and the former founding partner at Greentech Capital.

Glen is the Managing Member of Glen Capital Management. Prior to that he was the Managing Director and Head of Prime Brokerage at Jefferies & Company.

Natalie is a Partner/Deputy Vice Chair of Ernst & Young LLP US.

Rob founded Help For Children in 1998 while working in the prime brokerage industry. He served as Chairman for ten years and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus.

John Budzyna is Managing Director at KPMG US. He served as President of HFC Global Board from 2008-2012.

Jonathan is the president of Luminus Management, a private equity and hedge fund management company focused on the power sector.

John was a partner at Shartsis Friese LLP, a San Francisco commercial law firm.

Karl is a Co-Managing Partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP.

Jennifer is a Director with Carne Global Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Limited, a firm that specializes in fund governance and fiduciary services.

Rhonda is founder of Haddison Advisory Partners and Harness All Possibilities (“HAP”) and a director at Dunewood Advisors. She has worked 25+ years in the alternative asset management industry.

Joe is a Senior Lead Partner, Alternative Investments at KPMG.

Kara Friedenberg is a Tax Partner in PwC's Asset Management practice and provides tax compliance and consulting services to hedge and private equity funds.

Basil is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Practice Group at Winston & Strawn LLP.

Todd Goldman is a retired audit partner based in KPMG’s Walnut Creek office. Todd served clients in the alternative investments industry.

Ali Hackett is a Senior Global Financial Services Executive

Bill was formerly the COO/CFO at Sentinel Rock Capital, LLC. He was also previously a principal and Chief Operating Officer of Seasons Capital Management.

Vanessa is Senior Manager, Business Development at Egan-Jones

Cindy Hislop is a Partner in the audit department of Deloitte, Cayman Islands specializing in alternative investment funds.

Jack is Chief Executive Officer of AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association) and has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years.

Baron is a partner in the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands market segment of EY's Financial Services Organization.

Mikael serves on the Global Investment Management practice leadership team of KPMG and leads the Firm’s effort to focus its resources in the hedge fund market.

Rob is a partner at Dechert. He has represented hedge funds and their managers for almost 30 years.

Rob is the principal of National Practice Leader - Asset Management Tax at BDO.

David is co-head of Seward & Kissel's Family Office Group as well as a partner in the Investment Management Group at the Firm.

Peter is a partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel, where he advises hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, and investment advisers.

Joe is a Managing Director, Private Markets at SS&C Technologies.

Jay is currently the Head of Fund Services and Managing Director at Citco.

Ingrid is Walkers' Global Managing Partner and head of the Cayman Investment Funds Group. She represents major institutions, fund managers and fiduciaries.

Joel formed Press Management LLC to provide consulting services specializing in succession planning, compensation, and business strategy, for hedge funds.

Eric currently has a private law practice. Prior to opening his own practice in 2013, Eric was a Senior Partner in the law firm of Gersten Savage LLP.

Geoff Ruddick is a Partner at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a firm that specializes in fund governance and fiduciary services.

Mark has over 20+ years of management, sales, and marketing experience in the alternative asset management industry.

Will is was Tax Partner in the New York Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (retired). He was the firm's Global Financial Services Tax Leader.

John E. Tavss was Senior Counsel in Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management Group.

Eugene is the Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity Strategy at Juniper Square.

Michael is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ellington Management Group.

Beth is the Partner-In-Charge of Marcum LLP's Alternative Investment Group. They provide audit, tax and consulting service to the fund industry.

Chris is the Chief Financial Officer and a managing director at the D. E. Shaw group. He oversees the firm’s accounting, tax, and financial operations units.

Lance A. Zinman is a Partner and Global Co-Chair of the Financial Services Practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

Dr. Alaggia is the Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children’s Mental Health, University of Toronto. Her work focuses on child abuse and gender based violence.

Dr. Bussey is a research consultant and adjunct social work faculty at the University of Denver. Her fields of interest are trauma, substance use and mental health.

Dr. Emery is an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include child abuse and child maltreatment.

Christina is the Project Coordinator for the Child Welfare Scholars (Title IVE) Program at University of California Berkeley.

Dr. Langhoff is a Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Sussex.

Dr. Lance is in direct practice as a School Social Worker. Her interests include advocacy with children and families and child abuse prevention.

Dr. Perry is a professor in the FAMU Department of Social Work. His research interests include child abuse prevention and funding models for child welfare systems.

Dr. Rzepnicki is the David & Mary Winton Green Professor at the University of Chicago's Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. 

Ovita is the Associate Director of Field Education for Family, Youth and Children Services at Columbia University School of Social Work.

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