Garda

Co-founder of Garda and CIO of its Fixed Income Relative Value Strategy, which he has managed since becoming senior portfolio manager at Black River in 2008. A CFA charterholder with a business degree from Central Michigan University and an MBA from Thunderbird.

Deputy CIO and head of the Geneva office leading the European government bond relative value team. Prior to Garda he spent over eight years at Barclays Capital as co-head of European government bond trading.

Deputy CIO and head of the New York office, and member of the Office of the CIO and Investment Committee. He joined Garda in 2016 after more than 18 years at JP Morgan, most recently as global head of USD interest rate swaps.

Deputy CIO based in Geneva leading the macro relative value team and a member of the Office of the CIO and Investment Committee. He has been with Garda since inception with over 25 years of macro relative value experience.

Serves as Garda's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the operational functions of the firm's investment process. Previously was deputy COO and head of middle office and trade support, and earlier a portfolio manager for North American fixed-income relative value strategies. Joined Black River's investment team in 2002 after acquisition advisory and merchant roles at Cargill (1998-2002) and consulting at Bain & Company in Paris and Brussels. Holds an electrical engineering master's (magna cum laude) from Ghent University, Belgium, and an MBA from the Wharton School (Palmer Scholar) as a Fulbright scholar.

CFO overseeing Garda's finance, accounting, tax and reporting functions. She was previously Controller at Black River Asset Management and held operations roles at CarVal Investors.

General Counsel handling legal, regulatory and compliance matters, formerly Garda's Chief Compliance Officer. He previously worked at Wayzata Investment Partners and Faegre Baker Daniels and served as a U.S. Army attorney.