Samir Bhatt

About Samir Bhatt

I’m an entrepreneurial buy side and sell side portfolio manager, trader, and research executive with a successful history of initiating and scaling investment management platforms across various asset classes including, Global Equity, Structured Finance, and Commodity Futures.I have a pedigree professional and educational background from Credit Suisse Alternative Investments, Highbridge, Markit, SHB Advisors (own firm), and Cornell and have extensive global investor network.I have an achieved gross composite annual investment portfolio performance since 2014 ranging from -10.62% to +19.34% with standard deviation of 4.94% I founded an investment management firm that is registered as investment adviser (RIA) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) managing separate accounts and pooled vehicles for individual and institutional clients following a liquid alternative investment strategy. We target long-term capital appreciation through active investment management. I managed a portion of a $2B portfolio of Credit and Structured Financing investments on behalf of the Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund (Highbridge Capital Management). Prior to Highbridge, I spearheaded the launch of their successful investment management platform that grew assets from $200M to more than $8B with annual revenues of more than $10M. I served as the lead analyst, trader, and member of the investment committee focused on Structured Financing and Private Credit markets.Feel free to email me at s••••••••@shbadvisors.com to set up a 15-min introduction.

Experience

1. Founder & Managing Partner

   Shb Advisors

   Jan 2013 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   SHB Advisors is a boutique investment firm managing portfolios of securities and commodity futures employing a discretionary global macro strategy.• Founder of investment management firm registered as investment adviser (RIA) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) managing separate accounts and pooled vehicles for individual and institutional clients following a liquid alternative investment strategyPortfolio Management & Investing• Serve as chief investment officer and head of investment committee• Deploy top-down asset allocation process using discretionary global macro investment process to guide portfolio constructiono Invest across major global developed and developing markets using liquid instruments including long and short equity, fixed income, futures, options, ETFs, and foreign exchangeo Perform due diligence on and select investments following existing portfolio construction guidelineso Manage risk parameters including volatility, leverage, and cross-asset correlationsCapital Raising, Marketing, and Investor Relations• Raise capital and prospect from high net worth (HNW)/ultra HNW investors, family offices, boutique institutions, and small businesses• Maintain active network in larger institutional investment world including public and private pension funds, larger foundations, university endowments, and intermediaries (e.g, fund-of-funds)• Distribute investor letters, topical research, and thought pieces to contactsOperations and Administration• Manage internal operations (CCO/CFO), investment team, and investor relations/marketing (CMO) • Maintain 3rd party vendor relationships with prime brokers, law firms, compliance consultants, administrators, and external auditors• Monitor investment portfolio performance and conduct investment performance reviews with clients

Education

• Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2010 — 2012

• Cornell University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  1991 — 1995