Food For Thought

By Alexendra Semenova  August 25, 2021 Hiring for marketing roles at hedge funds is at an all-time high, after the industry adjusted to remote work and virtual recruitment – and posted a strong 2020 performance year. But managers still are vying for diverse talent to fill sales, marketing and other front-facing roles as demand in the space booms. “One of the things we are seeing now is the play for more diverse individuals on each platform to represent a firm from a front-office perspective,” said Sasha Jensen, founder and CEO at alts recruiter Jensen Partners. The hedge fund universe is catching up to other private market managers in

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By Carmen Germaine July 12, 2021

By Mariana Lemann First Sentier Investors has hired Chris Tehranian as a senior director of distribution. Tehranian fills a new position and is expected to cover asset owners and consultants, with a focus on direct infrastructure investments in the North American market. He is based in New York and reports to Bachar Beaini, managing director for the Americas. Previously, Tehranian served as head of U.S. project management for Firstavenue, a global advisory and private placement firm, where he advised infrastructure general partners on fundraising and business development. Tehranian joined Firstavenue in 2017 from Meketa Investment Group, where he specialized in infrastructure and energy investments. Earlier in his career, he was

Anyone else feeling "blah" this past year? Make sure to read the section on giving yourself uninterrupted time and boundaries. Good, interesting read from the The New York Times.