Kris is the Founder & Managing Partner of Summa Alternatives and responsible for identifying managers in the hedge funds, real estate and private equity asset classes while also building and maintaining warm relations with the existing and new institutional investors around the globe. Kris has the unique experience of bulge-bracket investment banking and asset management. In his previous role at a long-only India focused fund, he was the head of Investor Relations where he raised majority of the institutional capital from global investors such as endowments, foundations, family offices, and HNI’s / UHNI’s across geographies including US, Australia, and Middle East. He also generated mid-cap ideas in Indian listed equities. In 2019, he founded Summa Alternatives to focus on raising institutional capital for alternative investment fund managers. Kris is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Earlier, Kris graduated from the Mumbai University with a Bachelors in Commerce. He is an ardent fan of the tennis maestro, Roger Federer; loves to holiday in off-beat locations around the world; finds solace in strumming his guitar; cooking over the weekends; and actively follows international and domestic affairs. Specialties: Fundraising, Institutional Investor Relationships, Relationship Management, Indian Public Markets, Fundamental Analysis, Bottom-up Investing, Portfolio Construction, Active Engagement, Constructive Activism, Modelling, Legal Documentation & Structuring, Due Diligence, and LeadershipYou can contact me through www.summaalternatives.com OR https://radr.co/kris