International Advisory Board

The international advisory board combines longstanding investment experience in hedge funds and private equity with strategic vision of the importance and benefits of this asset class.

Barry Colvin (New York)
Formerly President of Tremont Capital Management until December 2005, Barry Colvin was instrumental in expanding Tremont's worldwide fund of funds activities, acting as their Chief Investment Officer (CIO) up to 2004 and as President of the Group based in Rye, New York.

Nicolas Crosthwaite (London)
A former banker at Citigroup, Nicolas Crosthwaite left a leading executive search firm in London as a partner in 2004 and is now a Director of BPC Ltd.

Prof. Bill Fung (London and USA)
Prof. Fung is a true expert of the hedge fund industry with active participation for more than 17 years, managing hedge fund portfolios for institutions as well as developing academic research in the field of hedge funds. He is known for numerous well known publications, most importantly applying a multifactor return driver approach to hedge funds, in co-operation with David Hsieh of Duke University.

Philip Hands (London)
Philip Hands is a longstanding expert in the hedge fund industry with extensive experience on the sell and buy sides of the business. He co-founded one of the earliest hedge fund management companies in London. Mr. Hands is now Managing Partner of AdvantHedge Capital Advisors LLP, a hedge funds advisory company based in London.

The Honorable Dr. Philippa Malmgren (London)
Philippa Malmgren is the President of the Canonbury Group, a financial services company based in London. She served as a key advisor on international economic issues to George W Bush and joined the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the National Economic Council. Dr Malmgren has a unique insight into U.S. monetary policy and factors affecting global financial markets.

Hans von Meiss (Zurich)
Formerly acting as CEO of Swiss and Dutch publicly quoted companies, Hans von Meiss now operates a financial management and consulting company G. von Meiss AG in Zurich and serves as Member of the Verwaltungsrat of Bourne Park Capital AG, Zurich.

Warren Spar (New York)
Now managing a New York based private equity and VC advisory company, Warren Spar was previously a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank in New York and London.

Dr. Dieter Witt (Cologne & Geneva)
A former Managing Partner of Marcard, Stein & Co. and senior investment banker at Indosuez and Clinvest, Dr Witt is Managing Partner of Attenville, a corporate finance advisory boutique.