Brendan Campbell

CEO

United Kingdom20 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Nearly two decades of experience in alternative investments.
Expertise in quantitative/systematic investment strategies.
Leadership in building high-performance asset management teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a quantitative finance expert specializing in alternative investments and asset management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Alternative InvestmentsQuantitative InvestingRisk ManagementAlternative Investment Strategies

Other Skills

Alternative RiskAnalyticsAsset AllocationAsset ManagementAstrophysicsBloombergC++CTAData AnalysisDecision-MakingDerivativesDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsEnglishEquities

About

Alternative investments specialist with nearly two decades of industry experience in senior roles spanning all aspects of investment, including: strategy/market analysis, investment/operational due-diligence and portfolio construction. Particular in-depth expertise of quantitative/systematic alternative investment strategies.

Experience

Alphagrep

2 roles

CEO - AlphaGrep Global Capital

Promoted

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

CEO of AlphaGrep Global Capital, the international asset management arm of AlphaGrep Group.
Responsible for building the asset management business, including the development and implementation of policies, coordinating high-performance teams and fostering a culture of excellence.
As a member of the firm's Investment Committee, other responsibilities include monitoring the quantitative trading teams, risk management oversight and working closely with other senior leaders to develop and execute the firm's overall business strategy.
AlphaGrep is a quantitative trading and investment firm, with a team of more than 300 individuals in offices spanning three continents. AlphaGrep’s team of physicists, mathematicians, engineers and data scientists apply advanced mathematical, statistical and machine learning techniques to develop trading strategies across asset classes and covering both high-frequency and mid-frequency domains.

Quantitative InvestingPeople ManagementAlternative InvestmentsAsset ManagementHedge FundsInvestment Management+41

Chief Operating Officer - AlphaGrep Global Capital

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

Chief Operating Officer for AlphaGrep Global Capital, the international asset management arm of AlphaGrep Group.

Risk ManagementAlternative Investment StrategiesPeople ManagementDue DiligenceQuantitative Investing

Quant hedge fund

Head of Strategic Development

Jun 2018 – Jul 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

Developing a highly ambitious quantitative multi-strategy hedge fund business powered by the latest techniques in machine learning and the broader field of data science.

Private consultant

Alternative Investments Consultant

Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 11 mos

Consulted on various projects including designing a risk reducing portfolio solution for a large state pension fund, performing an industry-wide survey of alternative risk-premia strategies and providing strategic advice for a quantitative hedge fund.

Adia

Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments Department

Jul 2011 – Jul 2017 · 6 yrs · Abu Dhabi

Portfolio Manager within the Alternative Investments Department (AID) at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
Responsible for a highly successful, multi-billion dollar portfolio of alternative investments, one of the largest in the world.
Played a lead role in developing a department-wide investment process, including investment due-diligence and monitoring processes.

Cheyne capital

Portfolio Manager

Aug 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

(Cheyne Capital acquired Altedge Capital in August 2009).
Portfolio Manager for the firm’s fund of hedge funds portfolios (including multi-strategy and systematic strategy vehicles). Responsible for managing relationships with existing investors and engaging with new potential investors. Strategic coverage spanned all discretionary and systematic hedge fund strategies.

Altedge capital

Vice President, Hedge Fund Research

Oct 2007 – Jul 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

(Altedge Capital was acquired by Cheyne Capital in August 2009).
Hedge fund analyst performing investment and operational due-diligence across all investment strategies.
Worked on the complete life-cycle for the development of a CTA fund of hedge funds. This fund performed excellently during the financial crisis of 2008/09 and as a result won the 2008 Hedge Funds Review “Best Newcomer” award.
Responsible for researching and writing the firm’s annual Strategic Outlook - an analysis of global markets, their performance drivers and expectations for each strategy within the alternatives universe.

Allenbridge hedgeinfo

Head of Quantitative Research

Aug 2005 – Oct 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Hedge fund and fund of hedge funds due-diligence from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives.
Responsible for developing quantitative performance assessment methodologies tailored to the asymmetric risk/return profiles of hedge funds.
Performed market research that extended from the hedge fund industry to the broader financial markets and on to macroeconomics.
Wrote monthly hedge fund articles for Portfolio Adviser Magazine which covered matters affecting the hedge fund industry and topics of interest to portfolio managers/ institutional investors.