Alternative investments

Mike leads a global team of professionals focused on the origination, diligence, structuring and oversight of hedge fund and traditional investment opportunities for clients of Citi Wealth.

His prior experience at Citi includes serving as Global Head of Hedge Fund Research and Management, a senior portfolio manager in charge of hedge fund portfolio management, and as a senior member of the Hedge Fund Research team.

Previously, Mike was Head of Business Strategy at Field Street Capital Management, LLC. Earlier, he held senior research and portfolio management roles at UBP and Battersby Capital. He began his career at D.E. Shaw & Coin 2002.

Mike holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Georgetown University. 

Head of Liquid Strategies – Hedge Fund & Traditional Investments – Jeffrey leads our team that sources, diligences, structures and distributes private equity and real estate investments to clients globally.

Prior to joining Citi, he was an associate at PRP Real Estate Investment Management, where he was responsible for the financial and investment analysis of real estate principal investments for two middle-market opportunistic real estate funds. He supported senior portfolio managers in the complete acquisition process including originating, underwriting, diligencing and structuring investments. He has experience across several property types including office, multi-family, industrial and retail sectors.

Previously, Jeffrey was a senior analyst with Jones Lang LaSalle, within its Public Institutions Group, focusing on US military housing-privatization and real property. Jeffrey holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

Jennifer is responsible for product management, investor relations, business management, and product development for private equity, real estate, and hedge funds. She oversees a team launching approximately 15-20 funds a year globally.

Prior to this role, she was the Head of Private Equity and Real Estate Product Development for Citi Private Bank.

Before joining Citi, Jennifer was general manager of Sherbrooke Properties, LLC, managing office property. Previously, she was general manager of Precision Systems Inc., a manufacturer of laboratory equipment, and a senior consultant with Fletcher Spaght Inc., a management consulting firm.

Jennifer holds a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

Irfan heads a team performing operational risk assessments across all alternative and traditional products globally. He is also responsible for operational due diligence across Citi Investment Management’s platform of alternative and traditional strategies.

Irfan serves as a voting member of the Alternative Investments Oversight Committee, the Portfolio Oversight Committee (for hedge funds, private equity, and real estate), and the Traditional Investments Committee.

Prior to joining Citi, Irfan worked at Ermitage Group, a European fund-of-hedge-funds, focusing on operational due diligence across North America, Europe, and Asia.

He previously worked at Ferox Capital, a convertible arbitrage hedge fund, and at Lane Clarke and Peacock, an actuarial consultancy, focusing on alternatives research.

Irfan holds a bachelor’s from University College London in economics and business and a masters in investment management from Cass Business School.

Alex is responsible for originating, structuring, and distributing private equity co-investment opportunities with leading financial sponsors to family office and professional investor clients.

Previously, Alex served on Citi Global Wealth’s Private Equity and Real Estate Research and Management team. Before joining Citi in 2016, he worked within the Alternative Investment Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Alex began his career as an alternative investment analyst at Bank of America Capital Advisors.

Alex holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a bachelor’s from Boston University.