ALFI Seminar on Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives

Philippe Lespinard (French) is the head of asset management for Union Bancaire Privée’s London branch.  Prior to joining UBP, he was the head of fixed income at Schroder Investment Management Limited from October 2010 to December 2020. Before that, he was a partner of Brevan Howard Asset Management (“BHAM”) between May 2008 and April 2010 where he led the development of the UCITS and managed accounts business. Prior to joining BHAM, he was the deputy chief executive of Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, where he was responsible for the investment and product strategy of the firm. Prior to joining Fischer Francis Trees & Watts in 2006, Mr. Lespinard was the Chief Investment Officer of BNP Paribas Asset Management (“BPAM”), where he was responsible for the fundamental research, quantitative research and portfolio management teams. He joined BPAM in April 2002 from Citigroup Asset Management in London where he was the head of investments for Europe, while co-heading fixed income investments worldwide. Mr. Lespinard joined Citigroup in March 1998 from Fischer Francis Trees & Watts in London where he was a portfolio manager and a partner from 1996. Prior to joining Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, he was an investment officer at the World Bank in Washington, DC. He holds an MSc in applied mathematics and was admitted to the PhD program in artificial intelligence at the University of Grenoble, France.  Mr. Lespinard also serves as director of a range of Brevan Howard funds and as trustee of the Schroder Retirement Benefit Scheme.