Adam C. Evans, CAIA, CIMA, Chapter Executive, Dallas

Adam Evans is Director at Institutional Client Group Lazard Asset Management. He began working in the investment field in 1994. Prior to joining Lazard in 2017, Adam was a Director with Cushing Asset Management. He has an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Southern Methodist University and a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Arlington. Adam is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA). He is a CAIA Charterholder and a member of The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association.

Jai Doshi, CFA, CAIA

“Shortly after receiving my CFA charter in 2017, I transitioned internally to the Hedge Fund Research Boutique at Mercer. Being relatively new to the hedge fund space, I wanted to find a way of deepening my knowledge of alternative investments as an asset class, given the rapid growth of non-traditional investments. Flicking through the books, I noticed that in addition to hedge funds, the curriculum also covered several other areas including private equity, real estate, and structured products.

100 Women in Finance and the CAIA Foundation Announce 2019 Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship program, now in its ninth year, has helped dozens of exceptional women

further their careers in alternative investments

 

AMHERST, MASS. (May 13, 2019) – PAAMCO Prisma LLC, 100 Women in Finance, and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation have announced the 2019 recipients of the 100 Women in Finance/CAIA Scholarships.

 

Careers for Women in Alternative Investments: Opportunities/Challenges

CAIA New York, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, and 100 Women in Finance partnered to present a panel discussing the opportunities, challenges, and strategies for a successful career in asset management for women.Over 50 students, new and seasoned professionals gathered to network and hear from women who shared their strategies for success.

CAIA Virtual Chapter Event - Sensation Seeking and Hedge Funds with Professor Stephen Brown

The CAIA Virtual Chapter hosted an event where Professor Stephen Brown presented from a paper he co-authored titled, "Sensation Seeking & Hedge Funds." In using a novel data set of automobile purchases by hedge fund managers, their paper exploits cross-sectional variation in vehicle attributes to investigate the effects of sensation seeking and investment behavior.