Michael Kiriakatos

AVP - Product Management - Alternative Investments @Morgan Stanley

Serving as main point of contact to internal Advisors, external Portfolio Managers, Fund Administrators, Investor Relations teams, and transactions processing teams for MS Home Office\\\\n- Strong knowledge of over 100 funds across our broad Alternative Investment platforms including Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Funds, and Managed Futures funds\\\\n- Collaborating with internal Sales and Investor Relations teams to target outperforming funds to highlight on our platform that meet investor demand\\\\n- Assumed role as lead coverage representative in the South East region and the point person for some of the largest Alternative Investments Financial Advisor groups in the region\\\\n- Instituting and leading training sessions for junior colleagues in Product Management tasks such as updating fund pages/materials, updating offering kits, capital call/distribution processes, quarterly report preparation, and timely reach outs to larger Financial Advisor groups\\\\n- Expert and point person on all platform Business Development Companies, Non-Publicly traded REITs, and specific PE funds\\\\n- Assisted with creation of processes along with the transition of FOF, Exchange Funds, Registered Funds, Open End RE, Managed Futures, and Custom Funds platform from Product Development to Product Management\\\\n- Coordinated in person platform fund meetings with portfolio managers and product heads to gather updates on our coverage funds and extend relationships with fund contacts\\\\n\\\\n