ALTUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Alexei joined Altum in September 2013 as a Senior Trader, with 11 years of experience in structured products. Prior to joining Altum, Alexei opened and headed a new European CLO trading desk at Citi London office from 2008, trading and making global daily markets in CLO bonds across the capital structure, and providing the related customer solution services. Alexei had joined the secondary global CDO trading desk at Citi in New York in 2004, where he traded cash and managed-synthetic CDOs across the asset types and structures, including CLO, CBO, TRUPS CDO, SME CDO, CDO-squares and FoF vehicles. Alexei started his career in 2002, as a CDO research analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, providing investors with the post trade support and research publications. Alexei obtained an MA in Applied Math and Astrophysics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and an MS in Economics from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Arnav joined Altum in January 2024 with 4 years of experience in software development. Previously he worked at Masa Capital as a quantitative developer, building out their trading platform. He holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Stockton University.
Ash joined Altum in July 2019 as the CFO of the firm. Ash holds CPA and CGMA licenses. He started in the profession in 1995. Before joining Altum, Ash was the controller with MIO Partners, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinsey & Co. Inc. for twelve years. In that role Ash oversaw accounting and tax for various complex structures and strategies. Prior to that Ash spent several years in public accounting profession providing tax and audit services to various hedge funds, private funds, managed account and SEC registered clients. Ash obtained his BBA in Accounting from Baruch College in 1995.
Bella joined Altum in May 2013 and is the Risk Manager for the firm. Prior to joining Altum, Bella worked as the Risk Manager of the Managed Account Platform at Gottex Fund Management, a provider of sophisticated risk transparency and reporting solutions across a broad range of instruments. Prior to joining Gottex, she was the portfolio and risk manager for Stillwater Capital Partners' fund of funds, managing hedge fund manager due diligence and manager selection. Bella started her career at Credit Suisse in fixed income and asset backed securities research and has traded structured credit products at Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, and Salomon Smith Barney. Bella obtained an MBA in Finance from New York University and a Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center.
Bowen joined Altum in May 2023 with 5 years of experience of quantitative modeling and software development in the financial industry. Previously he worked at Wells Fargo in the Market Risk Analytics team as a quantitative developer, responsible for rates, FX, and default risk modeling. Bowen holds a MEng degree in Financial Engineering from Cornell University and a MS degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Job Titles:
- Senior Trader & Head of Altum UK
Cathy joined Altum in July 2012 as the Head of Altum UK, with 14 years of experience in the credit and structured credit markets. Prior to Altum, Cathy worked at RBS Asset Management, as the Portfolio Manager of a fund of credit hedge funds, with responsibilities also for all credit hedge fund investments. Upon the sale of RBS Asset Management, Cathy continued her role and responsibilities with the acquiring firm, Aberdeen Asset Management. Cathy began her career at Lehman Brothers in 1998 where she worked in the global structured credit products business until leaving in 2008. She initially worked in Lehman Brothers' Tokyo office, was transferred to New York in 2001 to focus on CDO structuring and then to London in 2005, where she ran European CLO structuring and origination. Cathy holds a PhD in Statistics (specializing in probability theory/stochastic calculus) and a BSc in Mathematics, both from the University of Warwick.
Clionadh joined Altum in April 2023 as the Office Manager for the London office. She started her career in radio in Ireland but has been working in finance since 2010. She has experience in Compliance, Operational HR, Credit Control and Office Management. She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from TU Dublin, Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Product Specialist
Erik joined Altum in September 2023 as a Product Specialist Associate with three years of experience in quantitative consulting and business development. Prior to joining Altum, he worked as a Liquidity Associate on the Rates team at MarketAxess where he provided high frequency market participants strategy solutions for provision of liquidity. Erik holds an MBA with an Investment Analysis concentration and a BS in Finance from St. John's University, and he is currently a CFA Program participant.
Job Titles:
- Head Portfolio and Product Specialist
Greg joined Altum in December 2022 as Head Portfolio and Product Specialist and has over 25 years of experience working with credit investors and managers. Prior to joining Altum, he was a Managing Director at Värde Partners where he was a senior member of the business development team focusing on credit related investment funds. Greg previously co-led investment research teams at InvestcorpTages and Investcorp where he served as a Portfolio Manager responsible for all credit related investments and the launch of several new investment vehicles. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bear Stearns as an Investment Banker arranging numerous CLOs and other structured credit products. He began his career as a banker at Solomon Smith Barney. Greg holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Columbia University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Compliance and Accounting Director
Helen joined Altum in March 2014 and is responsible for management company related financials and the compliance requirements of all jurisdictions. Prior to joining the firm, Helen was an Operations Supervisor for the HIRTA Public Transit in Iowa, managing the day-to-day affairs of a transportation agency, supervising over 30 personnel. Helen obtained a BS in Mathematics degree from Iowa State University and a BS in Accounting degree from Buena Vista University. She is also a licensed CPA in the State of New York.
Job Titles:
- Investor Relations Director
James joined Altum in April 2016 and is responsible for investor relations and supporting the marketing effort. Prior to Altum, he was an Assistant Vice President at Morgan Stanley 2011-2015 within the Alternative Investments Group, in sales and investor relations, collaborating with third party asset managers and the firm's top producing wealth advisors to incorporate alternative investment allocations into institutional, high net worth, and ultra-high net worth individual portfolios. James started his career in 2008 as an Associate to the General Partner of Hambletonian Partners, L.P., a fundamental long/short equity fund in New York. In 2010, James joined Citi Alternative Investments, a division of Smith Barney, providing the firm's private bankers and wealth advisors with middle office support, as a product lead Investor Services Associate. James obtained a BS degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.
Job Titles:
- Quantitative Development Director
Jung joined Altum in May 2022 with over 20 years of software development experience in the financial industry. Previously, he worked at CIFC Asset Management for over three years as a data scientist responsible for data analysis and reporting for the Structured Credit Group. He has also worked at Citi as a technical manager, leading development of software to support the CLO Secondary Trading desk. Jung holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- New York Office Manager
Lisa joined Altum in February 2023 as Office Manager. Prior to joining Altum, Lisa worked as HR Generalist for Pareteum Corporation, a global Fin-Tech firm. At Pareteum, Lisa managed the Global Human Resources Department where she worked closely with compliance, maintaining and updating company contracts, files, surveys, and legal documents. Prior to taking on this role, she was the Executive Assistant to the CEO and CFO, managing press releases, collecting data, generating key metrics reports, and overseeing company presentations during investor relations meetings. Lisa led the New York Headquarters office, while maintaining close contact with offices across Europe and Asia. Previously, Lisa worked as an Administrative Assistant at Centric Brands, a global brand management company. Lisa graduated with a BPS in Fashion Merchandising from LIM College in 2011.
Lynn has worked with Marjorie Hogan since March 2009 as a Senior Trader, with over 20 years of experience on Wall Street. From 1999-2009, Lynn ran the mortgage-related derivatives desk at Bear Stearns (and at JPM following the BSC/JPM merger), where she traded a wide variety of swaps and options tied to residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities. From 1993-1999 she was a modeler and trader on the desk, which was headed during that period by Marjorie Hogan. Prior to Bear Stearns, Lynn worked as a quantitative modeler and risk manager at Citibank, and prior to that as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Lynn holds a PhD degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Marjorie Hogan - Chief Investment Officer, Founder
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Founder
Marjorie started building the infrastructure for Altum in January 2009, and began employing its investment strategy in July 2009. Prior to starting Altum, Marjorie had a 17 year career at Bear Stearns including 3 successful years managing proprietary capital in mortgages and CDOs from 2005-2008. She established and ran the first market-making CDO trading desk on Wall Street from 2000-2004, trading a wide range of CDO asset classes. From 1991-1999 she founded and managed the mortgage derivatives business, during which time she executed Index Amortizing Swaps linked to mortgages and balance guaranteed swaps linked to CMO tranches, traded agency CMO derivative tranches on a proprietary basis, and pioneered CDO swaps linked to the amortizations of CDO tranches. Prior to this, Marjorie worked at First Boston, where she spent 6 years in various capacities, including OAS modeler, Head of Risk Management, and as a corporate warrants trader. Marjorie holds a PhD in Mathematics from Stanford University, with a specialty in stochastic processes.
Matthew joined Altum in April 2023 with over 12 years experience in software development. Previously he worked at Cirdan Capital as a Senior Quantitative Developer developing their trading platforms. He has also worked at JP Morgan in the Strategic Index Technology team and Citi as part of Equities Quantitative Development. He holds a Msc in Financial Mathematics from the University of York.
Michael joined Altum in February of 2024 and is responsible for marketing the firm's investment offerings and developing relationships with institutional investors. Most recently, he was an Associate with Bright Harbor Advisors, a private fund placement agent where he was responsible for investor coverage throughout North America. Previously, Michael was an Investor Relations Associate with OneWall Communities, where he was involved in fundraising efforts for the firm's managed funds, and joint venture real estate acquisitions. There, he assisted in raising capital from institutional investors as well as private wealth clients and oversaw investor relations functions. Prior, Michael worked with TritonLake, a boutique placement agent that assists fund managers in raising capital for emerging managers from the RIA and private wealth channel. Michael began his career in the wealth management field and held roles in real estate acquisitions. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Pennsylvania State University.
Sagar joined Altum in May 2023 as an Operations Associate concentrating on day-to-day and month-end operations. Sagar began his career as a Foreign Exchange Consultant at Flight Centre Travel Group, Australia. Sagar then joined Brown Brothers Harriman in their Funds Transfer team. He later moved to PGIM Investments, where he was responsible for trading and operations support for various Asset Allocation and Multi-Managed portfolios. Sagar holds dual master's degrees in Applied Finance and International Business from Queensland University of Technology, Australia and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from University of Pune, India.
Steven joined Altum in April 2013 and is responsible for managing day-to-day and month-end operations. Steven started his career at Bear Stearns in 2007 as an Analyst in the middle office of its Derivative Static Data Group. He then transitioned to the Credit Flow Trade support team with JP Morgan in 2008. Steven later advanced to become an Associate where he served as a trading assistant for the Credit Hybrids Market Making Desk from 2010 to 2013. Steven earned a BS degree with a dual major in Finance and Management from Tulane University.
Tim joined Altum in June 2012 as the COO/CCO of the firm. Tim is a CPA and started his career at Arthur Andersen in 1975. He has held controller and finance positions at Citibank, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Banque Indosuez, and Kidder Peabody. Tim was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns from 1993-2008 in charge of Global Middle Office OTC Derivatives, where he worked closely with Marjorie Hogan. Prior to joining Altum, Tim spent four years at JP Morgan as a Managing Director, involved in a number of areas within Derivatives and co-managing the division in charge of JP Morgan Chase's home mortgage loan modifications and foreclosures project. Tim obtained a BS degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA degree in Finance from Fordham University.
Yin joined Marjorie in November 2011 and is responsible for corporate modeling for the firm. Currently, Yin is working on Altum's OAS model for CLOs. Yin worked on the structured credit desk at Swiss Re Financial Products from 2001-2011 where he focused on structuring, modeling, and pricing of structured products. Prior to Swiss Re, he worked at Citibank in the derivatives research and development department and at Deutsche Bank building mortgage trading systems and analytics. Yin obtained an MA degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.