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Leadership

Executive Committee,
Directors, & Faculty Advisors.

The Executive Committee and all Directors form the Investment Committee. Two-thirds quorum is required; pitches pass by simple majority; the President casts tie-breakers.

Executive Committee

Five seats. One mission.

Seat 01
CC
Connor Chisick

President + Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Seat 02
RK
Rafeh Kamal

Chief Operating Officer (COO) + Director of Operations

Seat 03
GG
Guillermo Sanchez Garcia

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Seat 04
HC
Hungjui 'Ryan' Chen

Chief Economist + US Economics Lead

Seat 05
KH
Kuan-Wei (David) Huang

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Directors

Seven directors lead research.

Each director owns a research team and sits on the Investment Committee. Operations & Technology — the eighth team — reports up to the COO and CTO on the Executive Committee.

IC Member
SS
Siddharth Saridevi

Co-Director of Fixed Income

IC Member
MG
Michael Garland

Co-Director of Fixed Income

IC Member
CW
Caleb Wang

Director of Risk Management + Rates and Sovereign Debt Lead

IC Member
YC
Yufan Chi

Director of Economics Research

IC Member
NS
Nikhil Shah

Director of Alternative Investments

IC Member
HH
Huei-Syuan (Shannon) Huang

Director of Quantitative Strategies

IC Member
ZH
Ziyuan Hao (Lambert)

Director of US + International Equities

Faculty Advisors

Oversight from Marshall faculty.

SS

Professor Shane Shepherd

Assistant Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics
Finance & Business Economics · USC Marshall

Academic Director of Marshall's MS in Finance program — ranked #1 globally by the Financial Times two years running. Research and teaching focus on investment management, quantitative investing, and portfolio construction.

Faculty Advisor — academic oversight, approves non-standard trades, and non-voting Investment Committee member.

Marshall faculty page ↗
AA

Professor Ayca Altintig

Associate Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics
Finance & Business Economics · USC Marshall

Teaches across personal and corporate finance, including The Power of Personal Finance alongside advanced financial analysis, valuation, and corporate financial strategy.

Faculty Advisor and co-lead of the Women-Led Initiative in Finance.

Marshall faculty page ↗
Full Roster

44 members

Founding cohort · 2025–2026
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NameTeamRoleLinkedIn
Connor ChisickExecutive CommitteePresident + Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Rafeh KamalExecutive CommitteeChief Operating Officer (COO) + Director of Operations
Guillermo Sanchez GarciaExecutive CommitteeChief Risk Officer (CRO)
Hungjui 'Ryan' ChenExecutive CommitteeChief Economist + US Economics Lead
Kuan-Wei (David) HuangExecutive CommitteeChief Technology Officer (CTO)
Siddharth SarideviDirectorsCo-Director of Fixed Income
Michael GarlandDirectorsCo-Director of Fixed Income
Caleb WangDirectorsDirector of Risk Management + Rates and Sovereign Debt Lead
Yufan ChiDirectorsDirector of Economics Research
Nikhil ShahDirectorsDirector of Alternative Investments
Huei-Syuan (Shannon) HuangDirectorsDirector of Quantitative Strategies
Ziyuan Hao (Lambert)DirectorsDirector of US + International Equities
Arnav DudejaEquity Sector LeadsCo-Energy + Utilities Lead
Alexander Chika-NwanjaEquity Sector LeadsConsumer Discretionary Lead
Mark HuberEquity Sector LeadsTechnology Lead
Yanting (Christine) ZhaoEquity Sector LeadsCommunication Services Lead
Dylan MartlingEquity Sector LeadsHealthcare Lead
Vivian WeiAlternative InvestmentsCommodities & Crypto Lead
Mridul BhatlaEquity Sector LeadsCo-Energy Lead
Ian MartinEquity Sector LeadsIndustrials Lead
Hao-Chen (Howard) ShiehEquity Sector LeadsMaterials + Real Estate Lead
Mrudula GurumaniEquity Sector LeadsConsumer Staples Lead
Allenvale DuanFixed IncomeInvestment Grade Credit Lead
Prithvi (Pritu) AcharyaFixed IncomeHigh Yield & Structured Products Lead
Quynh-Ngau Tran DucFixed IncomeFixed Income Analyst
Maocheng ZuoFixed IncomeFixed Income Analyst
Shawn ChenFixed IncomeFixed Income Analyst
Chengyu HuoRisk ManagementPortfolio Risk Analytics Lead
Zi-Yu (Cameo) LuRisk ManagementMarket Risk & Stress Testing Lead
Vivek JayaramanRisk ManagementCompliance & Reporting Lead
Nikki WuRisk ManagementRisk Management Analyst
Rishi SingalQuantitative StrategiesFactor Modeling + Private Markets & Hedge Fund Strategies Lead
Yiyang Li (Leon)Quantitative StrategiesCo-Portfolio Analytics & Risk Modeling Lead
Katherine TanQuantitative StrategiesCo-Portfolio Analytics & Risk Modeling Lead
Tanush SanghaiEconomics ResearchEconometrics Modeling & Forecasting Lead
Karthik KrishnaEconomics ResearchGlobal Economics Lead
Vaishnavi JadhavEconomics ResearchThematic Economics Lead
Shreya ThakkarInternational EquitiesInternational Equities Lead
Elvis KwongSupport FunctionsDirector of Communications & External Affairs
Elias GuzmanSupport FunctionsCo-Director of Fundraising
Mason WoodSupport FunctionsCo-Director of Fundraising
David ElmanAnalystsAnalyst
Elaine WangAnalystsAnalyst
Teng Chao (Benny)AnalystsAnalyst
Alumni Advisory Board

Industry mentorship — reviewed annually.

Former Fund members and industry professionals commit to an annual review of performance, governance, and may propose amendments to the bylaws.

Nominate an advisor