Ajay Raghunath Dravid
Chief Executive Officer at Ampersand Investment Management LLC
Profile
Dr. Ajay R.
Dravid is a Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Ampersand Investment Management LLC.
From 2004 to 2006, he was President of Saranac Capital Management, a separate entity spun out from Citigroup to manage more than $3 billion in hedge fund assets.
From 1996 to 2004, he was a Director and then a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers and Citigroup, where he helped build and manage the hedge fund business and platforms.
He was a co-portfolio manager for the Multi-Strategy Arbitrage funds, a quantitative analyst for the Equity Long-Short funds, and head of the Risk Committee.
He was also involved in the structuring and marketing of funds and in client service.
From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Dravid was a Vice President in the Asset Allocation Research Group of Salomon Brothers.
Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Wharton School.
Dr. Dravid received a BSc in Physics from the University of Poona (India), an MA in Physics from SUNY at Stony Brook, an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Rochester, and a PhD in Finance from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
Ajay Raghunath Dravid active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ampersand Investment Management LLC
 Ampersand Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ampersand Investment Management LLC (Ampersand) is an asset management firm headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Ampersand Opportunity Management, Inc. Ampersand is responsible for the design and customization of innovative products and solutions to meet the needs of financial institutions across the globe. | Chief Executive Officer | 2022-12-31 |
Former positions of Ajay Raghunath Dravid
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP
 Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP (EIAM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2003 by Afroz Qadeer and is a subsidiary of Equinox Financial Group LLC. EIAM provides investment advisory and management services to individual and institutional clients. | Chief Investment Officer | 2018-08-31 |
Saranac Capital
 Saranac Capital Investment ManagersFinance Saranac Capital Management LP is a New York City-based hedge fund management firm. | President | 2006-06-29 |
| Salomon Brothers | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
| CITIGROUP INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Equinox Fund Management LLC
 Equinox Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003, Equinox Fund Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Denver, Colorado. The firm is a commodity pool operator (CPO), and is regulated by CFTC and NFA. Plimpton Capital LLC is the firm's principal owner. Plimpton Capital is owned by Equinox Financial Group LLC and the Estate of John Plimpton. Equinox Financial Group LLC is wholly-owned by Scan Partners Ltd. Equinox’s clients are institutional and funds for which they act as an investment advisor and general partner and may provide advice regarding investments strategies utilizing portfolio management techniques. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Ajay Raghunath Dravid
| Rochester Christian University | Masters Business Admin |
| The State University of New York | Graduate Degree |
| University of Pune | Undergraduate Degree |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| CITIGROUP INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Equinox Fund Management LLC
Equinox Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2003, Equinox Fund Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Denver, Colorado. The firm is a commodity pool operator (CPO), and is regulated by CFTC and NFA. Plimpton Capital LLC is the firm's principal owner. Plimpton Capital is owned by Equinox Financial Group LLC and the Estate of John Plimpton. Equinox Financial Group LLC is wholly-owned by Scan Partners Ltd. Equinox’s clients are institutional and funds for which they act as an investment advisor and general partner and may provide advice regarding investments strategies utilizing portfolio management techniques. | Finance |
| Salomon Brothers | Finance |
Saranac Capital
Saranac Capital Investment ManagersFinance Saranac Capital Management LP is a New York City-based hedge fund management firm. | Finance |
Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP
Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Equinox Institutional Asset Management LP (EIAM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2003 by Afroz Qadeer and is a subsidiary of Equinox Financial Group LLC. EIAM provides investment advisory and management services to individual and institutional clients. | Finance |
Ampersand Investment Management LLC
Ampersand Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ampersand Investment Management LLC (Ampersand) is an asset management firm headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Ampersand Opportunity Management, Inc. Ampersand is responsible for the design and customization of innovative products and solutions to meet the needs of financial institutions across the globe. | Finance |
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