Patricia Molpeceres, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Patricia Molpeceres is Sales Director of the Iberia region at AllianceBernstein, where she covers all types of clients including institutions, wholesalers and retail. She joined AllianceBernstein in January 2021. Previously she worked for Franklin Templeton Investments during 20 years, where she held several positions including Client Service Manager, Marketing Manager and Senior Sales. Before that, Molpeceres worked at Bank of America in the Structured and Derivatives Desk. She holds a Business Administration Bachelor´s Degree from University Autónoma in Madrid.

Samuel Duncombe, CAIA, Chapter Executive in Frankfurt

Sam started his career in London, selecting funds across asset classes for both private wealth and institutional investors. In 2017 he moved to Frankfurt to focus on advising German institutional clients on the selection of private markets funds. Sam currently works at Palladio Partners, where his responsibilities include investment research, manager due diligence and managing private market portfolios.

Nedelina Lazarova, CAIA, CFA, FRM, Chapter Executive in Frankfurt

Nedelina Lazarova is Head of Private Debt at HQ Trust, one of the largest multi family offices in Germany. She is responsible for selection, due diligence, execution and monitoring of Private Debt investments. Prior to joining HQ Trust, she was Project Lead for the multibillion Alternative Credit Program of a large German life insurance company, where she set-up an investment platform across Private Corporate Debt, Infrastructure Debt, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Mortgages, Leveraged Loans and other alternative lending strategies.

Alexander Blodow, CAIA, Chapter Executive in Frankfurt

Alexander Blodow works for the Business Development-team of French Private Equity-firm Eurazeo in Frankfurt. He is responsible for fundraising and investor coverage in German-speaking Europe.

Before joining Eurazeo in 2019, Alex worked as a Cross Asset-Sales at Société Générale CIB. Besides interning at Commerzbank, he completed his vocational education at a savings bank.

Benjamin Chadwick, CAIA, Chapter Executive in Frankfurt

Benjamin M. Chadwick is responsible for Manager & Fund Selection at Selinus Capital, the leading German placement agent for Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity and Private Debt. Before joining Selinus, he worked as an Investment Specialist in the Key Client Partners division of Deutsche Bank, offering Single Family Offices and UHNWIs access to Alternative Investments, Structured Finance and Private Market Opportunities.

Pieter-Jan Fissette, CAIA, Chapter Head, Geneva

Pieter-Jan Fissette is Head of Marketing at Pictet Asset Services (PAS). His responsibilities include Sales Enablement for the 5 regional markets of PAS, communications and events. He is also the Head of Club 1805.
 
Before joining the Pictet Group in January 2022, Pieter-Jan was Head of Business Development Switzerland and European banks & insurance companies for Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH).
 
He joined BBH from a French banking group, where he held a wide range of executive positions across Europe and Asia.
 

Christine Ravioli, CAIA, Chapter Executive, Geneva

Christine Ravioli has 20 years experience in financial markets and global multi-assets investments including Digital Assets. Christine currently works for Synaptic Partners. Previously she was Managing Director at UBP Hong Kong, heading the Portfolio Management team after being a director and senior Portfolio Manager at Synergy in Hong Kong, overseeing Hedge fund investments globally with a focus on emerging managers.

Chanho KIM, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Chanho Kim is an accomplished IPO Analyst with a focus on technology companies within the listing review department of the KOSDAQ Market at the Korea Exchange. Specializing in IPO tracks for tech companies, he plays a pivotal role in assessing and facilitating their market entry. Chanho is also responsible for crafting and implementing a novel tech assessment model to enhance the evaluation process.

“For the Industry, By the Industry”: CAIA Association Unveils Completely Redesigned Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Program

Flagship educational offering of the UniFi by CAIAprogram now “speaks the language of the advisor,” reflecting the insights and contributions of leading RIAs, wirehouses, asset managers, and more.