Giovanni Beliossi is a financial markets expert who brings over years of experience in alternative investments, with hedge funds as a key component.
Giovanni’s appointment as Head of Investment Strategies is the natural evolution of a collaboration that began in 2020, during which he has demonstrated a compelling combination of expertise and remarkable ‘can do’ energy.
In his role, Giovanni will strengthen our client relationships, foster new partnerships, and play a strategic role in further developing our internal capabilities.
Currently, he is an Advisor at Astarte Capital Partners, where he previously served as Managing Director for Europe. He has also been Director and Senior Strategy Advisor at Auriel Capital, a management firm active in the ESG sector. Additionally, he founded FGS Capital, a boutique specialising in systematic and non-directional long/short portfolio strategies. He has also held the role of Associate Director of Hedge Funds at First Quadrant, a quantitative asset manager focused on institutional investments, where he was responsible for European long/short equities and non-U.S. multi-asset portfolios. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant for BARRA International and a researcher at the University of Bologna.
Giovanni is a board member of IAQF (the International Association for Quantitative Finance), a CFA Charterholder, and has studied at the University of Bologna, the University of Essex, and the London Business School.
