Chris Ayton

Chris joined the team as a Fund Manager in 2022. He possesses over 27 years of global manager research and multi-manager portfolio management experience. Most recently, Chris managed his own investments consulting firm, advising a $10bn+ Asian university endowment on their European public and private investments as well as sustainability focused strategies. Prior to this, Chris spend over 12 years as a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Connecticut based Alternative Investment Group LLC. There he founded their first overseas office and was responsible for leading investment strategy, external manager selection and portfolio management for hedge fund and public equity investments outside the U.S. From 1995 to 2007, Chris worked at UK Institutional investment consultant, Stamford Associates Limited, where he was Head of Investment Management Research, leading and developing the global manager research team advising multi-billion-pound UK pension funds and wealth managers. Chris graduated in Economics from the University of Southampton and holds the Investment Management Certificate.