Thierry brings more than 35 years of experience investing and trading across a broad array of financial markets.
As leader of the Elevage Partners Investment Committee, Thierry will leverage his expertise of domestic and international markets in managing our investment models and client portfolios. The firm also will call upon Thierry’s extensive experience and successful track record selecting and managing alternative investments. In addition, Thierry will be an active member of the Executive Team, contributing to business strategy and growth initiatives for the company.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Thierry on several projects during the past 10 years and have observed his understanding and delivery of outcomes that constitute real value for his clients,” CEO Jeff Powell says. “In his new role as CIO, heading the Investment Committee and working with the EP advisory team and our clients, Thierry brings extraordinary experience and wisdom that will help guide our investment decisions. He is an exceptional addition to our team.”
From 1988 to 1998 Thierry was a senior portfolio manager of Asset-Backed Management Corp., a leveraged fund focused on residential mortgage-backed securities. From 1998 to 2008, he was a managing director at Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, where he managed the bank’s New York fixed income trading team. The team handled U.S. structured product securities, including residential mortgage-backed securities, corporate and high yield bonds and derivative instruments.
In 2008 Thierry joined Keybank Capital Markets as a non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities trader. In 2009 he was named co-head of the Mortgage Backed Securities and Structured Product trading desk at Auriga USA, a New York based brokerage firm. Most recently Thierry was a board member of the newly merged Auriga/Natalliance entity, where he managed Auriga USA’s series of distressed funds.
Thierry graduated from the prestigious Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris with a degree in finance. He holds Series 7, 24, 63, 65 licenses in the U.S.
In his free time, Thierry enjoys skiing, sailing and playing bridge, where he has achieved status as a regional master player. He and his wife reside in Westchester County, New York, where he’s near his four adult children and a new grandbaby.