Boris Arabadjiev

Boris Arabadjiev is a Managing Director and the Head of Alternatives for J.P. Morgan Private Bank CIO team, based in New York. He is a member of the Private Bank’s Global Investment Council. Boris is responsible for coordinating the Private Bank’s CIO team research and strategy efforts across alternative investments, including hedge funds and liquid alternatives. In this capacity he works closely with the firm’s Manager Selection, Hedge Fund Due Diligence, Portfolio Analytics, Investment Strategy, and Risk Management teams to ensure alternative investments in client portfolios reflect the team’s strategic and tactical views and are underwritten using a disciplined, systematic framework.

Boris joined J.P. Morgan in 2017, with 18 years of capital markets experience and brings substantial experience in analyzing, developing and investing in alternative investment strategies. Previously, he was the CIO and co-founder of Altemis Capital Management, a boutique asset management firm focused on liquid alternatives. At Altemis Boris launched and ran a multi-asset risk premia product and customized solutions platform for institutional investors. Prior to Altemis, he was a Managing Director and CIO of the Alpha Strategies Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, the firm’s fund of hedge funds business. Boris began his career at Barra Inc. in Berkeley, CA, where he worked with institutional investors on the development and application of factor-based risk analytics before moving to London to lead the firm’s cross-asset risk analytics effort.

Boris holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California and a B.A./B.Sc. from WV Wesleyan College.