ANANDA AM - Key Persons

Alex Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst
Alex worked previously at Sloane Robinson and Portland House Group. He has over 15 years of research experience. Alex graduated in Accounting and Finance from University of Manchester in 2001.

Araceli Strassburger - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Founder
  • Head of Research
Araceli Strassburger is co-founder of Ananda Asset Management and Head of Research.

Dorothée Boissonnas

Job Titles:
  • Investor

Dr Genia Diamond

Job Titles:
  • Head of Business Development
Genia Diamond brings 20 years of experience in asset management, both from the buy-side as an allocator and sell-side, leading business development at several Hedge Funds. Her roles encompassed investment research, marketing, sales and enterprise management.

Louis Villa - Chief Investment Officer, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Founder
Louis founded Ananda Asset Management in October 2018. He is Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager.

Olivier Picq - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
Previously, Olivier spent 15 years at Louis Capital Markets, where he served as the Head of Software Development. During his tenure, he constructed the entire IT infrastructure, covering the front middle and back office. He built front and middle office systems for cash equities and a suite of modelling tools for derivatives strategies. He managed a team of 5 people handling all asset classes. At Ananda Olivier has been the architect of the firm's infrastructure, automating back and middle office functionality and creating a tech stack for the trading and investment analytics. Olivier graduated from CPE Lyon engineering school in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.

Samson Jayes

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst
Prior to joining Ananda, Samson was an Associate with Evercore in London, working in the Investment Banking practice where he advised on Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital raisings across Europe.

SoJung Eckes - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
SoJung joined Ananda in 2019 as Head of Operations. She started her career at KPMG where she qualified as a tax accountant. She then worked as a fund accountant at BlueCrest and moved onto more commercial roles at Systematica and Bridgepoint. SoJung graduated from Warwick University in 2008 with a BSc in Business Management.