Boris Arabadjiev

Boris Arabadjiev is a Managing Director based in New York. He serves as the Head of Alternatives for the J.P. Morgan Private Bank CIO team and the Head of Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives for the J.P. Morgan Endowments & Foundations CIO Team. Additionally, he is a member of the Wealth Management Global Investment Council. In his role, Boris is responsible for coordinating the research and strategy efforts of both teams across alternative investments, including hedge funds and liquid alternatives. He collaborates closely with the firm’s Manager Selection, Hedge Fund Due Diligence, Portfolio Analytics, Investment Strategy, and Risk Management teams to ensure that alternative investments in client portfolios align with the team’s strategic and tactical views and are underwritten using a disciplined, systematic framework.

Boris joined J.P. Morgan in 2017, bringing with him 18 years of capital markets experience and substantial expertise in analyzing, developing, and investing in alternative investment strategies. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, 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 managed a multi-asset risk premia product and a customized solutions platform for institutional investors. Before Altemis, he served as Managing Director and CIO of the Alpha Strategies Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management, overseeing 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College. He currently resides in New York City with his wife and three daughters.