CAIA Member since 2008
Andrew Saunders has been an active CAIA Member since April 2008 as a contributing editor of Portfolio for the Future. He has joined the CAIA New York executive committee in 2010. Andrew is the Vice President and Head of Capital Introduction for Direct Access Partners. Direct Access Partners LLC is an independent agency-only brokerage firm serving a diverse range of institutional clientele both domestically and around the world including hedge funds, mutual funds, registered investment advisors and public and corporate pension funds. Prior to Direct Access he held a similar role at EFX Prime Services which was acquired by Direct Access in September 2010. Prior to EFX, Andrew was a managing director at Hedge Connection. His leadership responsibilities included business development, client relations, investor liaison, media relations and strategic partnerships. His first position on Wall Street was with Taylor Rafferty, a boutique cross-border investor relations firm.