Simon Garfield, CFA

Managing Director

Simon is a Managing Director and has over 21 years of experience in alternative investments. Simon is responsible for the management and oversight of investment programs in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia and focuses on portfolio construction and manager selection, providing customized investment recommendations. Simon is an instructor for ILPA’s “Private Credit for the Limited Partner”, a one day, deep-dive seminar offered to ILPA members.

Prior to joining Aksia in 2016, Simon spent twelve years at HSBC in several roles across alternative investments research and portfolio management and most recently was Head of Portfolio Management at HSBC Alternative Investments Limited.

Simon graduated with first-class honors from the University of Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from The London School of Economics. He is a CFA charterholder.