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Kevin is Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee and a member of the Executive Advisory Committee, with responsibility for the complete oversight of research and investment processes across the full spectrum of Stenham Funds and bespoke portfolios. During his tenure, Kevin has launched numerous funds across a range of strategies and has been instrumental in broadening the scope of investors from high net worth individuals to a variety of institutional clients. In 2020, he was the proud recipient of the HFR Lifetime Achievement (FoHF) award. Prior to joining Stenham in 1997, Kevin was responsible for the management of a private client investment division at Old Mutual International for 3 years. And before that, he served as Senior Portfolio Manager at Liberty Asset Management, with a focus on pension fund investments. Kevin is a CFA® charterholder and completed the Investment Management Certificate. In addition, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PKF Chartered Accountants in Johannesburg and obtained his B.Com and B.Acc from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Akshay is a member of the Executive Advisory Committee and Investment Advisory Committee. He was appointed Co-CIO in June 2024. Akshay is the fund lead for Stenham Trading, Stenham Quadrant and Stenham Commodities, and has ultimate responsibility for research coverage of discretionary and systematic macro, commodities, quantitative and relative value trading strategies across the range of Stenham Funds and bespoke portfolios. In addition, Akshay handles key institutional client relationships, playing an integral role in portfolio construction and ongoing management of tailored solutions. Prior to joining the Firm in 2013, Akshay was a Senior Analyst at SAIL Advisors in Hong Kong, where he led investment research in relative value and global macro strategies, before relocating to the UK in 2011 to establish SAIL Advisors’ London office. Akshay was also an Investment Analyst at ING within its Funds of Hedge Funds Group and an Associate at BNP Paribas in the Hedge Funds Capital Markets Risk Group (both based in New York). Akshay obtained his BA (Hons) in Physics from Brown University, Rhode Island, and his MA in International Finance and International Politics from New York University.

Tim is a member of the Executive Advisory Committee and Investment Advisory Committee. He is responsible for research coverage of credit and event driven strategies across the range of Stenham Funds and bespoke portfolios. In addition, Tim oversees the portfolio construction and management of tailored solutions on behalf of key institutional and private wealth investors. In 2015, he was recognised as one of Financial News magazine’s “Top 40 under 40 in Hedge Funds”. Before joining Stenham in 2010, Tim served as Co-Head of Credit & Fixed Income Strategies at Amundi Alternative Investments, where he was instrumental in launching a credit-focused fund of hedge funds. Previously, Tim was a Director at Fitch Ratings, specialising in credit ratings for financial institutions across several geographies, and started his career at Deloitte in 1998 as Audit Senior. Tim qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen and obtained his MA (Oxon) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Jesus College, Oxford.

Bruce is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee and the fund lead for Stenham Growth and Stenham Healthcare. He is responsible for research coverage of long/short equity and healthcare strategies across the range of Stenham Funds and bespoke portfolios. In addition, Bruce oversees key institutional client relationships, contributing to the portfolio construction and ongoing management of tailored solutions. Prior to his current role, Bruce was a senior member of the Operational Due Diligence team, assisting in the review of existing and potential new investments. Before joining Stenham in 2008, he worked in currency options finance at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, he completed his audit articles at PwC. Bruce is a CFA® charterholder and a qualified Chartered Accountant; he obtained his Bachelor of Business Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degrees from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Rishi is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee, with responsibility for the review of new and existing investments from an operational perspective, providing formal recommendations to the Investment Advisory Committee with a right to veto those that do not meet the required standards. In addition, he has complete oversight of operational risk within the Firm, including the review of critical business processes and the resulting level of risk within our business and the products that we manage. Prior to joining Stenham in 2013, Rishi served as Head of Operational Due Diligence at Momentum Global Investment Management, where he pioneered their due diligence process and built the risk management framework. He has also held positions within operational risk, global forensic accounting and financial services audit at Credit Suisse Asset Management, Ernst & Young and Deloitte respectively. Rishi is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds the Investment Management Certificate. He obtained his BSc in Economics from University College London.