Elena M. Gebhardt
Partner – Compliance Officer
Elena forged her career at Goldman Sachs from 1999. Initially in Fixed Income, Elena had operational responsibility over EU Governments, including bond auctions and buy-backs, and the first ever sovereign syndicated issuances. A strong compliance culture and uncompromising standards were invaluable as Elena moved from securities to the private side supporting leverage finance and senior bank debt businesses, straddling Chinese walls and working closely with legal counsel and Compliance. All the while, Elena remained a pivotal member of the GS Women’s Network and a supporter of charitable initiatives. Elena co-founded Finex LLP in 2010.
Alexandros Tselentis
Partner – Asset Management
Alex started his career in earth dams and water pipelines in Africa, but by 2010 had built up sufficient experience in Equities to set up his first Long/Short Equity EU Fund, as well as advising on Renewable Energy projects in the Caribbean. By 2013 Alex launched the first truly SRI Hedge Fund in Clean Tech & joined Finex LLP in 2015. Alex is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI and holds their Diploma in Fund Management and Investment Analysis. He read Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town, has an MBA from Henley Management College, and is also a Chartered Management Accountant. Alex also holds a Master of Philosophy from the University of Stellenbosch.
Andrew J.S. Gebhardt
Managing Partner
Andrew moved into Finance from Civil and Nautical Engineering in 1995. Over the subsequent years Andrew worked for a number of Tier 1 institutions, in which he developed and implemented Futures and Options strategies based on Technical and Statistical Methods. During the 2007 Credit Crisis, Andrew managed the dismantling of a significant defaulting options position on behalf of SocGen (Newedge). In 2010 Andrew co-founded Finex LLP and has grown the partnership into a UCITS and AIFM firm. In 2015 Andrew won the Technical Analyst Award. Andrew holds a BEng in Civil Engineering Design and Management from Cardiff University.
John R. King
Managing Director – Capital Introductions
At Murano Connect John was exposed first hand to a high-pressure manager introduction environment, long hours on the phone establishing investor positioning, learning strategies, and truly understanding what investors care about – there was no other choice. His time at Apex and as Partner in PE exposed him to a completely different approach to raising funds, where Murano concentrated on liquid strategies, he pivoted to more illiquid approaches. At the Institute of Economic Affairs, he was in charge of fundraising but quickly found himself discussing taxation, capital flows, and investment competitiveness with senior policymakers in the UK and abroad.
He studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton and serves as a school trustee.
Tristan C. Ringmo
Associate – Capital Introductions
Tristan began his career as an Investor Analyst at Murano Connect, connecting fund managers with institutional investors. He subsequently joined the Institute of Economic Affairs as External Relations Officer, supporting donor engagement, fundraising and relationship management. Tristan studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
George Maraveyas
Legal Counsel
While working for Odyssey Analytic SA (Schweiz), George worked on equity analysis and research, as well as patenting a number of Blockchain based processes in Europe and Asia. George has been counsel and compliance to a number of financial entities both on and offshore. Serves as Director, MLRO and AMLRO to a number of offshore fund structures and service companies.
Russell C. Bloore
Chief Technology Officer
Russell brings extensive institutional experience across British International Investment, BNP, Lloyds, HSBC, Credit Suisse and Barclays. He has led complex data, technology and regulatory transformation programmes spanning investment management, risk, treasury, markets and analytics.
