The Alpha Wo-Men

In this special episode, Sabrina sits down with Lucy Surman , Associate Director at AYU , to discuss trends among emerging hedge fund managers, the evolving role of family offices, and key challenges in today’s fundraising environment, including the industry’s pain point of fake family offices and how managers can navigate it. Timestamps: 01:14 – Introduction to Lucy Surman and the story behind AY...

This time, Sabrina speaks with Manoj Soni , CIO and Co-Founder of Capricorn Private Investments, about his 20+ year investment career spanning multiple market cycles and structural shifts across the finance industry. From starting his career at Merrill Lynch, senior roles at Partners Capital and now his own OCIO business, Manoj explains how OCIO models vary by client size and objectives, how portf...

This time, Sabrina is joined by Tushar Patel , Managing Director at HFIM, to reflect on 30+ years in the hedge fund industry. From the 90s, when hedge funds were a high-net-worth private club, to today’s trillion-dollar, institutionalised industry, Tushar shares how the landscape, strategies, and allocator expectations have evolved. He also discusses the future of the industry, lessons from over t...

In this episode, Sabrina sits down with Shirin Dehghan , CEO of Oxford Algorithms, who shares her journey from tech and venture capital to hedge funds. They discuss what it takes to lead a hedge fund business, navigating challenges, role models, and personal habits that help her stay motivated under pressure and high expectations.  Timestamps: 01:38 – Shirin’s journey from tech, VC, and to hedge f...

Frederic Guibaud, CFA, CAIA , cofounder of AlphaBee Asset Management, joins Sabrina to share lessons from the 2008 crisis, the toughest challenges in hedge fund allocation, and why liquidity and diversification matter more than ever. He also reflects on career lessons, advice for his younger self, and what he loves and dislikes about the industry. Timestamps: 01:15 – Frederic’s 20-year journey in...

In this episode, Sabrina sits down with a next-gen Alpha Man, Brendan McLean , an allocator who has dedicated his whole career to hedge fund manager research, to discuss his evolution of allocator roles, how he assesses managers, and what it's really like working inside a family office built by a former hedge fund manager. Timestamps: 01:15 – Brendan’s manager selection career began right after le...

In this episode, Sabrina sits down with an Alpha man, James Orbell , a seasoned Fund of Funds veteran and advisor at Oxford Algorithms, to unpack the allocator’s mindset and the evolving hedge fund landscape. Timestamps: 00:56 – James’ 30-year journey from sales to leading multi-billion FoFs 02:14 – What makes a good allocator? 05:09 – What allocators look for in hedge fund managers 08:39 – Perfor...