Dr. Bob Swarup, CAIA
London & Delhi
swarup@alpha-gp.com
+44 7801 552 755
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Bob Swarup
@BobSwarup

Summary

Bob is a financial services professional and an acknowledged international expert with extensive experience in macroeconomics, investment strategy, risk management, alternatives, ALM, regulation, insurance and pensions. His high-end clients appreciate his ability to translate complexity into actionable thoughts, his lateral thinking ability, broad finance knowledge and intercultural skills.

Testimonial

Senior Executive, multi-bn MFO, London: “I want to thank you … for your honest advice, clarity and good thinking”

Key Experience

10+ years experience in alternatives. Built up and developed several multi-billion dollar funds and financial institutions, investing across developed and emerging markets in a range of alternative asset classes (hedge funds, private equity, real assets, infrastructure, etc.). Advised senior policymakers and institutions on macro dynamics

Career

• Professional Director, 2012 – (currently active in/with boards overlooking credit, pension funds, peer-to-peer lending and quant)
• Principal, Camdor Global, 2012 – . Strategic advisory firm on macro-economics with clients including the Pensions Regulator, Saxo Bank, Russell Investments, Fidelity and DIAM International
• CRO, Head Alternative Investments, Head Macro & Policy Unit, Pension Corporation (AuM USD 24bn), London, 2007-12 Voted one of the top 10 Private Equity investors in Europe by Private Equity News
• Associate, Altedge Capital, 2004-07. AAA-rated hedge fund of funds, now part of Cheyne Capital 

Education

• PhD Cosmology, MSc Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces, MSc Physics Research (all London), MSc, MA and BA Natural Sciences (all with honors, Cambridge). CAIA

Extracurricular

• Languages: English, Hindi, French (basic)
• Member of the Advisory Committee, Global Thought (lead by Prof. Joseph Stiglitz), Columbia University, New York; Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs, London; Senior Visiting Fellow, Cass Business School, City University, London, Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics, 2009-12, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Alternative Investments
• Co-Founder, Insurance Investment Exchange, the leading global forum for insurers to discuss investment issues
• Author of the international acclaimed bestseller, Money Mania, Bloomsbury, 2014, and ALM for Financial Institutions: Balancing Financial Stability with Strategic Objectives, Bloomsbury, 2011. Work on emerging markets cited in numerous international publications