Team

Alt224’s Investment Team consists of specialists with deep experience across asset classes during multiple credit and market cycles over the past 20 years. All of them have more than a decade managing assets in a principal function on behalf of top tier institutions.

The Investment Team believes that the highest quality investment ideas must be derived from cross-asset inputs.

AHMAD FUAD AL TURKAIT

Managing Director

Asset class & investment experience

  • Equities, private equity, advisory, business development

Professional experience

  • Manager at Bank Audi Sal, Office of the Group CEO & Group Corporate Banking
  • Director at Broadgate Advisers
  • Portfolio Manager at GIC Kuwait

Education

  • B.Sc. BA, Northeastern University with a double major in Finance & MIS, Boston, MA
  • Certificate of General Management, Harvard University

MIKA PARVIAINEN

Chief Investment Officer

 

Asset class & investment experience

  • Fixed income, equities, manager selection, private equity, real estate

Professional experience

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Council (Mubadala)
  • GIC Kuwait
  • Varma

Education

  • M.Sc. Economics, University of Jyväskylä,
  • Finnish Air Forces

DEREK SILVA

Research Director

Asset class & investment experience

  • Fixed income, equities, portfolio management, distressed credit

Professional experience

  • Partner at Evli Bank
  • Portfolio Manager & Analyst, (~€1bn & ~€500m), Evli Bank
  • Portfolio Manager EM credit (€300m+)
  • Equity Analyst, Evli Bank

Education

  • Simon Fraser University, Canada (BSc Economics)
  • CSC (Canadian Securities Institute)
  • CFA Levels I & II completed

Support Functions: Over 100 experienced professionals across our 7 offices across Middle/Back Office, Compliance, Risk, IT, Legal and other.