Personal Motto: "Always Put Your Investors First"Peter is an experienced financial services professional with a global business perspective having worked in both the U.S. and Europe for companies such as JP Morgan, UBS and AXA. In addition, he has extensive experience in alternative investments as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of several New York based hedge funds and separate accounts.He has detailed knowledge of equities and fixed income in the U.S., developed and emerging markets; swaps, options, futures, commodities, spot & forward FX. Areas of expertise include:* Fund Startup/Formation * NAV Calculation & Reporting * Financial Statement Preparation* Investor Relations & Fundraising * Compliance/Risk Management/ODD * Regulatory Reporting* Business Planning & Development * Audit & Tax * Budgeting & Cash Management* Vehicle Creation/Dissolution * Prime Broker Relationships * Vendor ManagementSpecific accomplishments include:• Establishing a new office and infrastructure for a startup hedge fund within three months• On-boarding & administering an institutional relationship for a US$50M separate account• Playing a key role in investor acquisition/retention and client services activities including fundraising, due diligence requests and client relationship management• Managing the in-kind transfer of a separate account into an offshore master fund• Performing operational due diligence on third party managers• Implementing internal controls over cash/subscriptions/redemptions & NAV calculations• Leading and implementing the merger of two domestic 3(c)7 and 3(c)1 funds• Creating and liquidating vehicles in various domestic and international jurisdictions• Evaluating, assessing and selecting auditors, administrators and professional employer organizations• Successfully directing several random IRS audits with no adjustments to reported figures