About Us & Team

Loris is an associate responsible for non-investment searches in hedge funds, debt and credit funds and private equity firms. Working closely alongside Darren (Partner), Loris sources high caliber Junior to mid-level experienced candidates for roles within operations, middle office and risk management. A native Italian speaker, Loris speaks Spanish, French and English proficiently and chose to study in the U.K. reading Law and international relations at the University of Kent, where he was awarded an Upper Second-Class honors degree (LLB).

loris.adamo@mondrian-alpha.com

Kristina joined Mondrian Alpha to cover the sales, marketing and investor relations search function covering the alternative space with a focus on hedge funds, debt funds and private equity. She previously focused on delivering executive level mandates for high-profile consulting, hi-tech & digital and outsourcing clients. Kristina read Politics with International Studies at Warwick University and Security Studies at UCL.

kristina.cmelova@mondrian-alpha.com

Benji works alongside Darren and focuses on a variety of roles within Hedge Fund operations. His strong people skills and analytical approach were developed during his time as a broker and more recently, in his prior role, as generalist search consultant. Originally from Zimbabwe, Benji has visited over 50 countries around the world.

benji.bennett@mondrian-alpha.com

Josh is an Associate within the finance team at Mondrian, which covers the entire alternatives space, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and credit. His primary focus is sourcing high quality candidates for junior to mid-level mandates, alongside extensive and continuous market mapping throughout the finance space. Josh read Law at undergraduate and postgraduate level, graduating with Distinction in his International Commercial Law Master’s degree.

josh.costello@mondrian-alpha.com

Craig looks after our finance practice which covers the entire alternatives space including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and credit. His main focus is on Finance Director and CFO searches whilst overseeing a team that focuses on junior to mid-level mandates. He began his career in London at Foxton’s before a move to Goodman Masson where he developed their investment management desk. Craig holds a BA in Management and MSc in Marketing from the University of Leicester.

craig.courtman@mondrian-alpha.com

Yasmine leads the asset raising search practice at Mondrian Alpha, having built up strong relationships across the market. Those relationships and deep market knowledge allow her to quickly and efficiently execute on mandates. In addition, she creates quarterly market commentaries on key distribution themes as well as detailed compensation benchmarking & analysis. Yasmine graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University’s School of Management with a BSBA in Finance. She is a native French speaker.

yasmine.dargahi@mondrian-alpha.com

Matt is currently an associate on the credit desk, working closely with Peter Peacock (partner) and Mari-Christina Litina (associate). Matt is primarily focussing on distressed credit, but this invariably crosses over into other aspects of the credit market including direct lending, and CLOs. He is currently focussed on mapping both the UK and US credit markets. He holds an MA with distinction in Philosophy from the University of York.

matt.diss@mondrian-alpha.com

Matt is a practice head and runs our change and transformation division. He is responsible for delivery and execution of business originated change transformation initiatives, across both New York and London. Matt operates at the client relationship manager for all our large investment banking clients. Prior to this Matt helped to grow a start-up recruitment business and trained at Huxley Associates.

matt.ellis@mondrian-alpha.com

Darren leads the team responsible for non-investment searches within hedge funds, debt funds and private equity. Darren’s rigour and diligence is well noted and has cemented his position as a market leader in alternatives search. Prior to this Darren was one of the most successful consultant’s at Goodman Masson and Huxley Associates during his tenures. Darren holds a First class Business Management degree from Newcastle

darren.gordois@mondrian-alpha.com

Ryan leads the legal and compliance search practice at Mondrian Alpha and is responsible for assisting clients with sourcing senior regulatory professionals. He leverages a diverse global network to execute retained searches within the alternative investment community servicing hedge funds, debt funds, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, real estate firms and quant trading houses. Prior to this, Ryan successfully built and led an EMEA regulatory practice for a boutique executive search firm.

ryan.graham@mondrian-alpha.com

Robi is part of our front office offering, leading the team on real estate hires in the debt, equity and NPL markets. Robi provides detailed knowledge on team structures across the real estate space. Prior to Mondrian Alpha, he covered investment hires at Huxley Associates.

robi.henderson@mondrian-alpha.com

James leads the quantitative search practice at Mondrian Alpha. He is responsible for the origination and delivery of searches within hedge funds across London and New York. Over James’s long tenure in the front office quantitative market he has developed lasting relationships which are supported by a fundamental understanding of the changing dynamics of the space. This experience is leveraged to identify opportunities and execute mandates on behalf of his clients. Prior to this James built up the front office business for a niche quantitative search firm. He trained at Huxley Associates and worked with Talal (Partner) at Capital Chase.

james.hurst@mondrian-alpha.com

Valerie is a member of our advisory team and looks after global macro and equity markets. She is focused on building long-term relationships and understanding the latest trends in the industry. This allows her to successfully execute key strategic placements across the practice area. Valerie holds a MSc degree from Cass Business School and BA (Hons) Business and Finance degree from the University of Exeter. She is a native Russian and Ukrainian speaker.

valerie.kosenko@mondrian-alpha.com

Talal is a founding partner at Mondrian Alpha responsible for Structured Solutions & Acquisitions. Talal helps clients make off market direct or indirect investments into alternatives businesses across a broad portfolio tailored to their client’s demands. His responsibilities include management of the investment and asset raising search functions. Prior to this Talal lead a similar practice at Capital Chase and trained at Huxley Associates. Talal read Politics at Nottingham University.

tl@mondrian-alpha.com

Maria – Christina is an associate in the credit team. She works with Peter Peacock (Partner) covering direct lending, distressed, loans & high yield and structured credit markets. Her role is very research focused, ensuring we can provide candidates and clients with the best market intelligence and market mapping. Maria holds a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bath. A native Greek speaker, Maria speaks English and Russian fluently.

maria-christina.litina@mondrian-alpha.com

Charlie supports our clients across private equity, growth equity and venture capital firms. His focus examines the market from the perspective of Sector Heads & Partners. Charlie adopts a researched-based approach and offers in-depth knowledge of this market across a broad spectrum of candidates. Charlie read Politics at Newcastle University.

charlie.mee@mondrian-alpha.com

Sophie is an Associate based on our change and transformation desk. Working with both London and New York based large investment banking clients, she aids Matt (Principal) in placing candidates in a wide variety of roles both, within and heading transformational teams for the clients. Sophie graduated with a BA in History from the University of Oxford.

sophie.morris@mondrian-alpha.com

Peter is a founding partner of Mondrian Alpha. He was instrumental in building out the credit function and now leads a team which specialises in direct lending, distressed, CLO, high yield and private equity space. In addition to search, Peter also oversees the firm’s compensation surveys which are recognised across the alternatives space in London. Prior to Mondrian Alpha, Peter spent a number of years working within the banking practice at Huxley Associates. He supported clients from a corporate strategy perspective through building out internal teams to formulate and execute on strategies for change and growth. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester.

peter.peacock@mondrian-alpha.com

Tom is an associate in the real estate team, focussed on experienced front office hires. He is responsible for sourcing talent across debt, equity and NPL markets. Prior to Mondrian-Alpha he worked in both hospitality and investment management. Tom holds a BSc in Finance from Durham University.

tpk@mondrian-alpha.com

Jasmine is our Office Manager, she handles the operational side of the business to facilitate the smooth running of our practice areas. Jasmine also assists the Partners with various Ad Hoc tasks when required. Previously, Jasmine worked as an administrator at a stockbrokers, helping her to gain valuable organisational and administrative skills as well as an understanding of the finance industry. Jasmine has completed an NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration.

jasmine.williams@mondrian-alpha.com