Andrew Baker is the Chief Executive Officer of AIMA, the global hedge fund trade association; he has been in this role since January 2009 having joined the Association in August 2007.

He joined the Board of CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, Inc.) as a director in January 2011.

Prior to joining AIMA he spent six years at Schroders in London where he was COO – Alternative Investments.

Andrew has 28 years of experience of the institutional asset management industry, 15 of which were as a portfolio manager at Rothschild, HD International and UBS Asset Management.

He has a BSc degree in Mathematics from Imperial College, London.

Founded in 1990, AIMA represents all constituencies within the sector including hedge fund managers, fund of hedge fund managers, prime brokers, fund administrators, auditors, lawyers, independent fund directors and consultants. Membership comprises over 1200 corporate bodies in over 40 countries.