对冲基金50位顶尖女性 2023 -5O LEADING WOMEN IN HEDGE FUNDS 2023

50LEADINGWOMENINHEDGEFUNDS2023

11thEdition

hiseditionmarkstheeleventheditionofour50LeadingWomeninHedgeFundsreport

andispublishedinassociationwithEYforthetenthtime.WethankEYfor

leastoncebeforeandsomemorefrequently

(ifnotnecessarilyfeaturingineverysingle

report).Thesefirmsprovideserialhonoureesbecausetheyboastabroadanddeepbench

ofseniorfemaleprofessionals–whoarealsogettingpromoted.Thegiantmulti-strategy

platformshaveabigpresencebecausethey

employsuchlargeteams–Millennium

Managementhasmorethan5,000employees.

Nearlyeightypercentofthewomenin

thisreportworkforhedgefundorother

alternativemanagers(includingsomethat

havereturnedexternalcapitalandarestrictlyspeakingfamilyoffices);twelveworkfor

serviceproviders;oneforatradeassociation;andoneforaspecialistnetworkingplatformandconferenceorganiser.

Mostworkformediumsizedorlargerfirms,thoughweareopentothosefoundingtheirownfirmsorunitswithinfirms.SadieRaneyco-foundedStrixLeviathan,andNatalieFayeSmithhasco-foundedanumberofbusinesseswithinBrevanHoward,includingBHDigital.

Thereportillustratesaspectrumofsenior

investmentandnon-investmentjobfunctions.Tenwomenareininvestmentortradingrolescoveringareassuchasequities,fixedincome,commercialmortgage-backedsecuritiesandglobalmacrotrading.Fourteenareinsales,marketing,businessdevelopment,investor

relationsorclientservicingroles,often

dealingwithmanyoftheworld’slargest

institutionalinvestors.Sixareinhuman

resources(wherehiringportfoliomanagers

canalsobedubbed“businessdevelopment”insidemulti-strategyfunds),whichisoften

drivingforwardthediversityofteams.Twelvearelawyers,workingeitherasin-house

counselorinprivatepractice;someofwhomhaveexpertiseinESG.Fiveareinoperationaland/orfinancialroles.Thereisabroker

relationsspecialistandanindustryadvocate.Somearewearingmultiplehats:one

individualcombinesresponsibilityfortradingandexecutionwithDEI(Diversity,Equity

andInclusion).

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theircontinuedsupportforthisinspiring

reportandthankourindustrynetwork

forcontinuingtoprovidenominationsforexceptionallytalentedhighachieversinthehedgefundindustry.

Wefirstpublishedthisreportin2009and

continuetoreceivenominationsforwomenwhohavefeaturedbeforeoverthepast

fourteenyears,butwerestrictthenumber

ofrepeatstospecialcircumstancessuchas

significantpromotionsorothermilestones;onerepeatthisyearisLonePine’sCOOKerryTylerwhoiscelebratinga25yearanniversarywiththecompany.

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50LEADINGWOMENINHEDGEFUNDS2023

Introduction

ByHamlinLovell,ContributingEditor,TheHedgeFundJournal

Thereismuch

furthertogo,

buthedgefund

managersare

travellingalongapositivetrajectoryfordiversity.

Sevenfirmsarefeaturingforthefirst

time:alternativecreditmanager,400

CapitalManagement;managedfutures

multi-manager,AbbeyCapital;illiquid

alternativesspecialist,FieraPrivateMarkets;

alternativesallocator,Hedonova;digital

currencymanagerNickelDigital’smulti-

strategyConstellationFund;systematic

cryptocurrencyhedgefundStrixLeviathan;

andmulti-strategyequitymarketneutral

sectorspecialist,WoodlinePartners.

TheremainingfirmsnamelyBalyasny,

Bridgewater,BrevanHoward,Caxton

Associates,Citco,Citadelanditsaffiliates,

CitadelSecurities,D.E.ShawGroup,Dechert,

IndusCapital,LonePine,MaplesGroup,MFA,

MarshallWace,MillenniumManagement,

MooreCapital,MudrickCapital,Point72and

affiliateCubist,SchonfeldStrategicAdvisers,

Sculptor,SchulteRoth&Zabel,Seward&

Kissel,SidleyAustin,Simmons&Simmons,

SurveyorCapital,TaconicCapitalAdvisers,

TudorInvestmentCorporation,Veritionand

WellingtonManagementhavefeaturedat

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INASSOCIATIONWITH

EY

Some80%ofthisyear’shonoureesarebased

inNorthAmerica,mainlytheUS,withtwo

inCanadaandoneintheCaymanIslands,

whichreflectstheUS-heavyindustryasset

rnst&YoungLLP(EY)isonceagainaproudsponsorofthisspecialeditionofthe50

LeadingWomeninHedgeFundsreport,andwecelebratethe

outstandingaccomplishmentsofthe2023honorees.

AtEY,wearededicatedto

doingourparttobuildinga

betterworkingworld.Weare

committedtocreatinginclusiveculturesandtoclosingthe

gendergapsothateachpersonhastheopportunitytoreach

theirfullpotential.Wehelpourclientsembraceadiversityofviewstoreshapeandreinventthemselvesforabetterfuture.

Asaleadingserviceprovidertothealternativefundsindustry,weseehowtoday’seconomicclimatehasreinforcedthe

criticalneedformanagers

tounderstandmore,ask

betterquestionsandadapttoopportunitiesandthreats.In

2023,wehavewitnessedthegrowingimportanceofESG

productsanddigitalassets—andwehaveenteredintotheageofgenerativeAI,bringingtheabilitytoderiveriskand

performanceinsightsfromdatasetsandenhanceinvestmentprocesses,andtoprovide

tailored,real-timeinformation.

Nooneknowsexactlyhow

thesenextyearswillplay

out.Ourjust-publishedEY

FutureofAssetManagementStudyexploreshowfirms

canprepareforarangeof

differentindustryscenariosbybuildingstrategicresilience.

Firmsshouldaskthemselveswhatroletheirorganization

mightplayinarangeoffutureworldsandbeginplanningtheirpossibleresponses.Tackling

thebusinesschallengesthatlieaheadrequirescross-

disciplinarycollaborationandbuildingteamswithdiversedimensions,educational

backgroundsandskillsets.

Thisishowthefutureis

shapinguptoday,andthe

honoreesfeaturedonthese

pagesrepresentthat.They

havelaunchednewproducts

responsivetoopportunities

arisinginthemarketand

definedtheirowntermsand

approach.Theyrealizedthey

needtonotonlyaddressbut

advancecurrentandfuture

investorpriorities,butthey

alsoneedtotakestepsto

develop,trainandencourage

thenextgeneration.Theyare

trulyinspiringindividuals.Joinusaswecongratulatethis

extraordinarygroupofhonoreesfrom2023!

breakdown.InEurope,sevenarebasedinthe

UK,oneinFrance,andoneinIreland.InAsia,

threehonoureesarebasedinHongKong.

ManyofthewomenbasedinNorthAmerica

havecomefromothercountries,suchas

Albania,Australia,ChinaandIreland.

Manyhonoureesparticipateinmultiple

women’sgroupsinsideandoutsidetheir

firms,suchasformalwomen’saffinitygroups

ornetworksatBNPParibas,D.E.Shaw,

ExodusPoint,MillenniumManagementand

Tudor;whileBridgewater’sMelodyRollins

co-foundedawiderindustrygroup,Women

ofColorinInvestments.Mentoringisalso

receivingmoreattentionasfirmsseekto

increasethediversityoftheirinternships,

universityrecruitmentandlateralhires,and

morebroadlyentrepreneurshipinandaround

theindustry.Somewomenmentorthosefrom

theiralmamaterschoolsorcolleges,while

othersbroadenitouttoencouragefirsttime

universityapplicants.CitadelhasaThrive

Scholarsprogramforstudentsofcolourfrom

lowincomecommunitiesinterestedincareers

infinance.Oneindividualinthisreportis

mentoringincarceratedpeopleontheir

businessideas.

Genderequalityisattractingevermore

attention.The2023NobelprizeforEconomic

ScienceswasawardedtoClaudiaGoldinof

HarvardUniversity,forherworkonwomen’s

earningsandlabourmarketparticipationover

thecenturies,whichincludeddocumenting

thegenderpaygap.Femaleparticipation

hasbeenclimbinguptherighthandsideof

aU-shapedcurvesincetheservicessector

startedtodominateovermanufacturing

intheearlytwentiethcentury.Some

professionalservicesfirms,suchasalawfirm

inHongKong,nowhavemorefemalethan

maletrainees.Elsewhereintheindustry,

thereismuchfurthertogo,buthedgefund

managersaretravellingalongapositive

trajectoryfordiversity.

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DanniaAltemimei

DeputyGeneralCounsel,Balyasny

AssetManagement,Chicago

NabanitaBanerjee

HeadofPortfolioManager

Acquisition,ConstellationMultiFund,

London

AllieBecher

EquityDerivativeSales,Citadel

Securities,NewYork

KatieBruce

HeadofAmericasandPartner,

BridgewaterAssociates,Westport,

Connecticut

JulianneBryant

AssociateGeneralCounsel,Citco

(Canada)Inc.,Toronto

KatieCarter

Partner,Dechert,London

EvaChan

Partner,HeadofHongKong

Office,Simmons&Simmons,

HongKong

HecateChen

PortfolioManager,WoodlinePartners

LP,SanFrancisco

JenniferCohen

GlobalHeadofHumanCapital

Management,Schonfeld,NewYork

LindsayCostigan

ManagingDirector,HeadofWestern

RegionPrimeServicesSales,BNP

Paribas,SanFrancisco

JoCunningham

Partner,Funds&Investment

Management,MaplesGroup,Cayman

Islands

HelenDoody

ManagingDirector&HeadofAbbey

Capital(US)LLC,AbbeyCapital,New

York

HeatherEmling

GlobalBusinessManager,

Commodities,Citadel,Chicago

JillienFlores

ExecutiveVicePresident,Managing

DirectorandHeadofGlobalGovernment

Affairs,ManagedFundsAssociation,

WashingtonDC

EleanorFranchitti

Partner,GlobalHeadofBusiness

Development,CaxtonAssociates,

London

DebraFranzese

Partner,Seward&Kissel,NewYork

AlyssaFriedman

HeadofTalent,CubistSystematic

StrategiesandPoint72GlobalMacro,

NewYork

ZlataGleason

PartnerandHeadofClientAdvisory,Indus

Capital,NewYork

CarlyGross

HeadofClientPartnerships,

MudrickCapitalManagement,

NewYork

JanelleIbeling

Partner,SidleyAustin,Chicago

MajlindaKamberi

SeniorInvestmentOfficer,PrivateMarkets,

FieraCapital,NewYork

TriciaKarr

GlobalHeadofClientServices,Millennium

Management,NewYork

SangMinKim

Partner,DeputyChiefOperatingOfficer

andChiefFinancialOfficer,400Capital

Management,NewYork

KatieKing

ManagingDirector,BalyasnyAsset

Management,Chicago

ArmelleKiss-Epstein

FixedIncomeSales,CitadelSecurities,

Paris

DelphineLincy

ManagingDirectorandGlobalHeadof

HumanResources,TudorCorporation,

Stamford,CT

KaitlinMalin

ChiefOperatingOfficer,iConnections,

NewYork

CatieMcKee

Director,CMBSTrading,Taconic

CapitalAdvisors,NewYork

MarilynYalinMo

PartnerandSeniorInvestmentAnalyst,

IndusCapital,HongKong

AnnNg

Partner,HeadoftheAsiaFunds&

InvestmentManagementTeam,

MaplesGroup,HongKong

EimearO’Dwyer

PartnerandCo-HeadoftheIrishFunds

&InvestmentManagementTeam,

MaplesGroup,Ireland

EmilyPeruzzi

HeadofClientService,ExodusPoint

CapitalManagement,NewYork

MeghanPlunkettTudor

COOTrading,Execution&Advisory,

Co-HeadofDEIStrategy,Schonfeld,

NewYork

SadieRaney

Co-FounderandChiefExecutive

Officer,StrixLeviathan,

Seattle

MelodyRollins

GlobalHeadofCoreInstitutional

Clients,BridgewaterAssociates,

Westport,Connecticut

AnitaSbarra

ManagingDirectorandChiefFinancial

Officer,TudorCorporation,PalmBeach,

FL

MikhaelleSchiappacasse

Partner,Dechert,London

JenniferSchiffmanHines

PortfolioManager,VeritionFund

Management,NewYork

LeonoraShalet

InvestmentManagementPartner,

SchulteRoth&Zabel,NewYork

EllieSharkey

HeadofBusinessDevelopment,

InternationalEquities,Citadel,London

NatalieFayeSmith

HeadofStrategyandofClientPartnership

GroupandCo-FounderofBHDigital,

BrevanHowardAssetManagement,New

York

ArielSpeicher

ChiefHumanResourcesOfficer,Point72,

NewYork

KejiaSun

PortfolioManager,MarshallWaceNorth

America,NewYork

SchuylerSweeney

HeadofBrokerandCorporateRelations,

SurveyorCapital,Chicago

RebeccaSykes

Partner,PortfolioManagerandGlobal

IndustryAnalyst,WellingtonManagement,

Boston,Massachusetts

LenaTamarkin

GlobalHeadofHumanResources,

MillenniumManagement,NewYork

KerryA.Tyler

ManagingDirector&ChiefOperating

Officer,LonePineCapitalLLC,Greenwich,

CT

RebeccaTyson

ChiefOperatingOfficer,International

Equities,Citadel,London

ValerieValtz

ChiefOperatingOfficer,Fundamental

EquitiesandCredit,TheD.E.ShawGroup,

NewYork

EllenvanderGulik

SeniorPortfolioManagerandStrategist,

MooreCapital,London

GenevievetteWalker-Lightfoot

GeneralCounselandChiefCompliance

Officer,Hedonova,Washington,DC

LindaYe

SeniorVicePresident,TradingTechnology,

TheD.E.ShawGroup,NewYork

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Dannia

Altemimei

DeputyGeneralCounsel,BalyasnyAssetManagement(BAM),Chicago

anniaAltemimei

leadsaglobalteamoftwelveattorneysandlegalprofessionalsintheUSandoverseasthatpartnerwith

investmentand

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businessteamsacrossBAM’sorganization.ShereportstoBAM’sGeneralCounsel,

MattSiclari.Shemanagesabroadrange

ofcomplexlegalmattersrelatingtofund

structuring,derivativesandfinance,and

othertransactionalnegotiations.Shealso

helpsleadandmanagesomeofthefirm’s

mostsignificantrelationshipswithexternalcounsel.Sheisamemberofseveralkey

committeesatBAM,includingtheValuationCommittee,CounterpartyCreditCommittee,ExpenseCommitteeandtheGenerativeAI

WorkingGroupthatwassetupinMarch2023.ShewasselectedasoneofthefirstmembersofBAM’sEmpoweredLeadershipProgram,whichidentifiesthenext

generationofleadersandprovidesthem

withthetoolsandtrainingtogrowtheir

skillsandexpandtheirinternalnetworks.

ShealsohasworkedcloselywithBAM

CampusRecruitingtoattractanddevelop

aspiringattorneysthroughthefirm’s

summerassociateprogram.Shebegan

herlegalcareerwithSidleyAustinasan

AssociateAttorneyintheInvestmentFunds,AdvisersandDerivativesgroup.Shehasa

JDfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignandaBAinPoliticalScience

fromLoyolaUniversity.

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Nabanita

Banerjee

HeadofPortfolioManagerAcquisition,ConstellationMultiFund,London

abanitaBanerjeeis

theHeadofPortfolio

ManagerAcquisitionatConstellationMultiFund,aLondon-basedmulti-

manager,multi-strategyfundspecialisingin

N

high-alpha,nichetradingstrategies.Sheplaysacrucialroleinsourcinggloballydispersed,

externalandindependentportfoliomanagersrunningavarietyofpredominantlymarket-

neutral,signal-drivenstrategies–various

formsofstatisticalarbitrage,relativevalue,

aswellaseventdriven–inequities,rates,FXandcommoditiesfutures.Herresponsibility

includesexpandinganddiversifyingthe

fund’smanagerportfolio.Herpriorroleat

NickelDigitalhadasimilarremit,sourcing

externalmanagerpodsfortheirDiversified

AlphaFund.ShealsooversawtheHR&Talentfunction,contributingtoNickel’sgrowth

acrossvariousdepartments.Withovertwo

decadesofexperienceintalentacquisition

acrossindustrieslikeinvestmentmanagement,retail,commoditytradingandfintechsoftware,intheUK,US,MiddleEastandEurope,her

expertiseisdeeplyrootedinsector-specific

insightsandtheirdirectimpactonacompany’ssuccess.Shechampionsculturalalignment

andeffectivelynavigatesgenerationalnuanceswithinthemodernworkforce.Shelikesto

volunteerfordifferentcausesandhasbeenaResponderVolunteerduringthepandemicin

theUKsupportingvulnerableindividuals,andsponsorededucationforunderprivilegedgirlsinIndia.She’saferventadvocateforDEIinthefinanceindustry,activelyparticipatingin100WomeninFinanceevents.HoldingaBAdegree

fromtheUniversityofCalcutta,shejoinedPwC,followedbyacompany-sponsoredplacement

foraPGDinHumanResourcesManagementfromtheUniversityofLeicester,chartinghercareeratmajorcompaniesintheUAE,FranceandtheUK.

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Allie

Becher

EquityDerivativeSales,CitadelSecurities,NewYork

llieBecherjoined

CitadelSecuritiesin

2021tobuildupontheInstitutionalDerivativesteam’ssuccessful

launchin2020.Her

mainfocusisgrowing

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counterpartyrelationshipsbetweenCitadelSecuritiesandleadinghedgefundsand

assetmanagersacrosstheworldbyofferingbestexecution,liquidityandfront-footed

content.SheleadstheContent&MarketingpillarwithintheInstitutionalDerivatives

team,curatingbespokesalesandtradingcommentaryforinstitutionalcustomers

anddrivingnewdevelopmentinitiativestoaccommodateincreasingdemand.Given

thefirm’suniquepositionatthenexus

ofretailandinstitutionaltrading,sheis

abletospotuniquetrendsandhelpclientsnavigatecomplexmarketconditions.SheisinvolvedwiththeThriveScholarsprogramatCitadelSecuritieswheresheisamentortohigh-achievingstudentsofcolorfrom

low-incomecommunitiesinterestedin

careersinfinance.SheisalsoamemberoftheDMAA,aUniversityofFloridaalumniassociationbenefittingUFHealthShandsChildren’sHospital.Priortojoiningthe

firm,sheworkedatWellsFargoSecuritiesalsoservicinginstitutionaloptionsclients.ShereceivedherBSinFinancefromthe

WarringtonCollegeofBusinessattheUniversityofFlorida.

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Katie

Bruce

HeadofAmericasandPartner,BridgewaterAssociates,Westport,Connecticut

atieBrucejoined

Bridgewaterin2007andiscurrentlyHeadofAmericasanda

Partnerofthefirm.Sheisresponsibleforthefirm’s

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NorthAmericanclients,workingdirectly

withstrategicUSandCanadianclient

partnerships,helpingthemmeettheir

investmentobjectivesbyadvisingthem

onthemostpressingissuesfacingglobal

investors.Sheisalsoaleaderinthefirm’sWomen’sInfluenceNetwork,whereshe

coachesandmentorsyoungprofessionals.ShestartedhercareeratBridgewaterasanInvestmentAssociateintheTradinggroup,whereshefocusedonforeigncurrency

tradingstrategies.Whileworkingherwaythroughthefirm’sranks,shepreviously

ledthefirm’sUSAdvisorybusiness.Her

consistentvoiceandleadershiphave

helpedBridgewatertoevolveovertheyearstobettermeetthegrowingneedsofits

clients.ShereceivedherBSinBiomedicalEngineeringfromYaleUniversityandisalsoaCFAcharterholder.Sheisafellowwith

theSchmidtFuturesInternationalStrategy

Forum,aboardmemberofGlobally,isBoardCo-ChairandInvestmentCommitteeChair

ofInspirica,andaYaleClassTreasurer.

ShealsopreviouslyservedontheboardofOpportunitiesforaBetterTomorrow(OBT)andasaCo-TreasurerandCo-PresidentofPersontoPerson.

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Julianne

Bryant

AssociateGeneralCounsel,Citco(Canada)Inc.,Toronto

ulianneBryantservesthe

CitcoFundServicesdivision’s(Citco)hedgefundand

alternativeassetmanager

clients,whichmanagevehiclesdomiciledacrossmultiple

jurisdictionsincludingthe

CaymanIslands,US,Ireland,LuxembourgandSingapore,

J

andincreasinglyrun“hybrid”funds,a

mixofclosedandopen-endedstructures

investinginpublicandprivatesecurities.

Sheoverseaslegalandregulatorymattersinmultiplejurisdictions,withaparticularfocusonmulti-jurisdictionalAML/CFTin

Cayman,BVI,Bermuda,Singapore,Hong

Kong,Mauritius,Australia,US,Ireland,

LuxembourgandJersey,andinternationalsanctionscompliancesuchascomplex

Russiansanctionsincludingassetfreezes

precludingsubscriptionsorredemptions.

ShereportstoGeneralCounsel,Michael

Regan.ShealsoliaiseswithCitco’sexternalcounselandclients’externalcounsel.Overher22+yearswithCitco,spanningthe

Amsterdam,Dublin,NewYork,Singapore,PhilippinesandTorontooffices,shehas

playedanintegralroleinthedevelopmentofserviceofferingstohelpCitco’sclientscomplywithnumerousinternational

regulatoryobligationssuchasFormPE,AIFMDobligationsandreporting,AEOI

reportingandCaymanAMLCO/MLRO(whereCitcocanactasanoutsourcedMLRO).In

2023,sheispartofaspecializedteamthatiscloselyexaminingtheSECPrivateFund

AdviserRulesandhowCitcocanbestassistclientcompliance.HercareerstartedwithAustralianlawfirmMinterEllison.She

studiedatTheCollegeofLawAustralia

andhasanLLB(Hons)andBachelorof

CommercefromWesternSydneyUniversity.

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Katie

Carter

Partner,Dechert,London

atieCarterisone

ofthreeregulatorypartnersbasedin

London,advisingonabroadrangeofUKandEUregulatorycompliancematters

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impactingonassetmanagers,includingthe

rulescontainedintheUKFSMAandFCA

Handbook(andrelatedregulation);MiFID,

AIFMD,UCITSrelatingtothestructuring

andlicensingofentitiesandtheregistration

anddistributionofinvestmentproducts;as

wellasESG-relatedregulation,including

SFDRandtheTaxonomy.Shehelpsclients

planandprepareforregulatorychanges

suchaspost-BrexitUKdivergence,AIFMDII,

theUKSDRandforthcomingenhancedESG

reportingrequirementsinEurope.Shealso

assistsclientsinunderstandingawiderangeofissuesrelatingtotheglobaldistribution

ofinvestmentproductssuchasretailisation,AIFMDpre-marketingandvaryingdistributionstructuresforaccessingEuropeaninvestors,

suchasthird-partyplatforms,management

companysecondments,GP-ledmarketingandtiedagents.InrelationtoESG,sheadvises

oncompliancewithallaspectsofSFDRand

theTaxonomyregulationreporting,includingadvisingassetmanagersonhowtostructurecompliantinvestmentprocesses.Sheco-headsDechert’sEuropeanESGworkinggroupwith

MikhaelleSchiappacasseandsitsonDechert’sglobalESGEuropeanregulatoryworking

groups.SheworkscloselywithofficesacrossDechert’sglobalnetwork,includingcolleaguesintheUS,Dublin,Luxembourg,Parisand

Frankfurt.Herclientbaseismadeupofhedgefundmanagers,institutionalassetmanagersandprivatefundmanagersbasedintheUS,

EU,SwitzerlandandtheUK.ShehasanMScinInformation&KnowledgeManagementfromLondonMetropolitanUniversityandanLLB

fromtheUniversityofSouthampton.

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Eva

Chan

Partner,HeadofHongKongOffice,Simmons&Simmons,HongKong

vaChanisoneofHong

Kong’sleadinghedge

fundlawyersandin2022becameheadoftheHongKongofficeofSimmons&Simmons.Sheisoneof7femalepartnersoutof

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14partnersinthatofficeandisamember

ofthefirm’sGlobalPartnershipAppraisal

Committee.Simmons&Simmons’sAsian

fundpracticehasbeenconsistentlyrankedBand1byChambersAsiaPacificandThe

Legal500.Sheadvisesassetmanagers

globally,includinginmainlandChina,HongKong,elsewhereinAsia,EuropeandtheUS.Thisincludeswell-establishedandemerginghedgefundmanagersinmainlandChina,

oneoftheoldestandlargestfundmanagersinHongKong,agiantUSinstitutional

manager,thelargestmanagerinKorea,aleadingEuropeanETFproviderand

someprivatecreditlaunchesandcomplex

restructurings.SheisanexpertinstructuringandlaunchingCaymanhedgefundstructureswhichremainsthemostpopulardomicile

choice,butisalsoincreasinglyassisting

clientslaunchingHongKongandSingaporedomiciledvehicles.Shehasadvisedon

innovativeHongKongfundofferings

throughouthercareer:themaster/feeder

structure(foraTaiwanmasterfund),thefirstESGETFandthefirstGermandomiciledfund,aswellasthefirstinverseandleveraged

products.Sheisafoundingcommittee

memberoftheWomeninETFsHongKong

Chapter.Shementorsstudentsandyoung

alumniofherformersecondaryschool,as

wellaswomenworkingforprofessionalfirmsandcompaniesbasedintheTaikooPlace

areainHongKong.ShehasanLLBandPCLLfromtheUniversityofHongKong.

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Hecate

Chen

PortfolioManager,WoodlinePartnersLP,SanFrancisco

ecateChenisa

PortfolioManager

andoneofthefirst

teammemberstojoinWoodlinePartners

LPafteritslaunchin2019.Shefocuseson

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investmentsinJapaneseconsumer,retail,foodandbeverage,internet,business

serviceandsoftwarenames.Shefollows

arigorous,bottom-upresearchprocess

coretoWoodline’sfundamentalsub-sectorequitystrategy.Woodline’sinvestment

teamisledby13specializedPortfolio

ManagerscoveringNorthAmerican,

EuropeanandAsianmarkets.Woodline

had$16.8billionofregulatoryassets

undermanagementasofDecember31,

2022.Previously,sheworkedforCitadel’s

GlobalEquitiesbusiness,whereshecoveredJapaneseequities.PriortojoiningCitadel,shefocusedonChineseequities,includingtheinternet,consumer,industrial,financialandhealthcaresectors,forTigerPacificinNewYork.ShebeganherfinancecareeratAzentusinHongKong,whichspunoutof

GoldmanSachs.ShehasaBSinFinancefromTsinghuaUniversity,whereher

courseworkincludedfinancialaccounting,

corporatefinance,economicsandfinancialengineering.AnativeMandarinspeaker,shealsospeaksEnglishandJapanese.

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Jennifer

Cohen

GlobalHeadofHumanCapitalManagement,Schonfeld,NewYork

J

enniferCohenjoinedSchonfeldin2022toleaditsglobalhumancapitalmanagementstrategy.Shesitsonthefirm’sOperatingCommitteeandreportsto

ChiefStrategyOfficer,DaniellePizzo,anhonoureeofanearliereditionofthisreport.Asa

talentfocusedorganization,

Schonfeldlookstoherleadershipin

executingthefirm’stalentstrategywhichiscriticaltoitssuccess.Guidedbydataandanalytics,shefocusesonorganizational

development,talentandtotalrewards.Aspartofthefirm’sfocusonleveraging

cutting-edgetechnologies,shehas

harnessedAIforavarietyoftaskssuchas

teasingoutthemesin360-degreefeedbackexercisesandpushinglearningcontentto

thoseindividuals.Shehasalsoworkedto

onboardsystemsandbuildprocessestohelpSchonfeldscaleanddeliveranenhanced

employeeexperience.Shepreviouslyspent22yearsatGoldmanSachsanditsspinout,GlobalAtlantic,inmanyrolesincluding

mortgagestrategyandrisk.Shetransitionedtohumancapitalstrategyin2014andbuiltoutaninnovativetotalrewa