

Oliver is an Investment Analyst within the research team and focuses on fund selection, structured product evaluation and portfolio construction, as well as being a member of the Hedge Fund Advisory Team. Oliver joined Vestra Wealth in January 2009, having studied Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. Oliver is a CFA charterholder and has attained the Investment Management Certificate.

Mario is the Head of Operational Due Diligence at Vestra Wealth and is a member of the Product Approval Committee and the Hedge Fund Advisory team. He joined from GlobeOp Financial Services where he was an Associate Director heading up the UK Implementations team. He has fifteen years industry experience encompassing both front and middle office positions, the majority of which has been in the hedge fund sector. Mario is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

James joined Vestra as a Senior Investment Strategist in May 2009 having had a career spanning over twenty years gaining investment experience across a number of geographies including the UK, Australian and the Far Eastern markets. He was subsequently appointed Head of Equities in July 2011. James is a key member of Vestra's Equity & Bond Committee, and the author of the 'View from Cornhill' newsletter. James helps to run the Vestra Wealth Preferred List of UK equities, which has a strong record of alpha generation, and he is also a member of the Investment Committee

Helen has been an employee of Vestra Wealth since 2008 where she is currently working on the investment risk monitoring framework and is in charge of portfolio risk and performance surveillance. She is a member of the Product Approval Committee and the Hedge Fund Advisory Team. Prior to joining Vestra, she worked at UBS as an Investment Assistant. Helen graduated with first class honours in Mathematics from the University of Exeter in 2005 and is both a CFA charterholder and Certified FRM holder.

Rob joined Vestra Wealth as a member of the Investment Team in August 2012. As an Investment Analyst he works within the team looking at fund research and selection as well as asset allocation and portfolio construction. Rob studied Chemistry at Imperial College London for two years before transferring to Manchester University where he read Materials Science and Engineering. He has previously gained industry experience at JP Morgan in London, as well as various companies in South Africa, Germany and Sweden.

Meena joined Vestra as Head of Quantitative Analysis. Previously, she worked at Russell Investment Group as a member of the Hedge Fund and European Equity team, working on quantitative analysis including risk management, portfolio construction and alpha generation. Following this Meena was an Asset Manager for GLG Partners LP, covering risk management, asset allocation and quantitative strategies, working closely with the Quant Team to design new alpha strategies. Meena began her investment career as a hedge fund analyst and asset allocator at Atlas Capital Ltd. She has a PhD in Operations Research from Cambridge. Since being at Vestra Wealth Meena has been a key member of the Investment Committee, has established the Hedge Fund Advisory Service and is currently Co-Head of Investment Solutions.

Ziba joined the Investment Team at Vestra Wealth in January 2013. As an Investment Analyst, she undertakes fund research and assists with fund selection, asset allocation and portfolio construction. Ziba graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA Hons in Land Economy. She has previously gained industry experience at BlackRock and is currently participating in the Investment Management Certificate program.

Sophie is part of Vestra's Hedge Fund Advisory Team, specialising in fund research, selection and ongoing monitoring, quantitative analysis, asset allocation and portfolio construction. Sophie joined Vestra Wealth after graduating from Durham University in 2011 with a BSc Hons in Natural Sciences and is currently a candidate in the IMC program.