Dr. Dravid has more than 35 years of experience in industry, academia, and financial services. As CIO, Dr. Dravid is involved in day-to-day portfolio management for all of Ampersand’s offerings. He also participates in the conception, development, and implementation of new products. From 2004 to 2006, he was President of Saranac Capital Management, a separate entity spun out from Citigroup to manage more than $3 billion in hedge fund assets. From 1996 to 2004, he was a Director and then a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers and Citigroup, where he helped build and manage the hedge fund business and platforms. He was a co-portfolio manager for the Multi-Strategy Arbitrage funds, a quantitative analyst for the Equity Long-Short funds, and head of the Risk Committee. He was also involved in the structuring and marketing of funds and in client service. From 1993 to 1996, Dr. Dravid was a Vice President in the Asset Allocation Research Group of Salomon Brothers. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Wharton School. He has published numerous papers in leading academic and practitioner journals including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Derivatives. Dr. Dravid received a BSc in Physics from the University of Poona (India), an MA in Physics from SUNY at Stony Brook, an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Rochester, and a PhD in Finance from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He currently holds a CFTC/NFA Series 3 registration.

Mr. Victor serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Ampersand Investment Management, LLC. Prior to his current role, Mr. Victor served as Director of Operations and Technology at Equinox Funds, in which Mr. Victor was instrumental in revamping the Firm’s cyber security and technology infrastructure to exceed the growing demands of sophisticated private banks and large broker dealers. Prior to this role, Mr. Victor served in the Product Marketing Operations group at BlackRock. Early in his career Mr. Victor worked for the public accounting firm Harry Sealfon, CPA. Mr. Victor holds a BA in Business Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS in Finance from the University of Rochester.

Mr. Joslin is the Director of Operations and Accounting at Ampersand Investment Management, LLC, an SEC and NFA registered investment company. Prior to this role, Mr. Joslin spent five years with Equinox Funds and Solon Capital, LLC working in operations, administration, and fund accounting supporting a variety of entities, including mutual funds and private investment vehicles. Mr. Joslin has been heavily engaged in the conception, development, and implementation of innovative investment structures and new fund launches. Prior to joining Equinox Funds, Mr. Joslin spent five years in the policy implementation group at the insurance firm Unum, in which he served clients at the intersection of sales and customer service. While pursuing his graduate education, Mr. Joslin served his local community at the Philip C Cook Low-Income Tax Clinic where he represented taxpayers who were unable to afford legal representation in federal or employment tax disputes. Mr. Joslin holds BA in Finance, Risk Management & Insurance, as well as a JD and MBA from Georgia State University.

Ms. Cheruvu is the Director of Portfolio Management at Ampersand Investment Management, LLC with over 13 years’ experience conducting research in the alternative investment space. Prior to her current role at AIM, Ms. Cheruvu was the Assistant Portfolio Manager at Equinox Funds. Previously, Ms. Cheruvu was an Analyst at Tapestry Asset Management, which was acquired by Equinox Funds in 2013. In addition, Ms. Cheruvu previously worked as an intern at Glenworth Financial. Mallika holds an MBA (concentration in Finance and International Business), from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL and a Bachelors in Technology, Mechanical Engineering from Bapatla Engineering College, Nagarjuna University, India.