About Us
Amol Sahasrabudhe is a multi-portfolio and multi-strategy asset management product builder with years of experience. He specializes in investment risk management and portfolio creation. His experience spans a variety of asset classes, including quantitative, macro, and equity strategies. He worked at AllianceBernstein as the Chief Risk Officer of the SBU and co-founded the AB Arya Partners fund there. Amol has over 22 years of expertise in the foundation, pension, and private wealth management, constructing financial portfolios, creating investment solutions, and keeping good connections with investors. Sahasrabudhe has also played a significant role in allocating managers and developing technology for asset and operations management.
History of Sahasrabudhe's Career
Amol blends his extensive education, which includes numerous degrees and high-level certificates, with practical work experience and superior financial judgment.
As the Chief Risk Officer for A.B., Sahasrabudhe primarily focused on the AB Arya Partners Group. He developed performance measurement technology and established multi-year risk plans for Arya Partners and other strategies. By setting guidelines for hiring, outlining investment strategy mandates, and investing in personnel development, Sahasrabudhe decreased the firm's internal and external risk.
Amol Sahasrabudhe assisted Arya in formulating sophisticated plans to increase profits and minimize risks. He created frameworks to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data to produce the best investment recommendations.
Sahasrabudhe formerly held this position at Visium Asset Management, where he assisted in expanding equities funds into the billions of millions. At Visium, he created investment plans, assisted in integrating risk management procedures into portfolios, and set up internal processes to improve and streamline operations. His new duties included directing investments toward alpha and creating analytical plans to track alpha deterioration.
At Goldman Sachs, Sandell Asset Management, Caxton Associates, and Hapoalim Securities USA, Sahasrabudhe also oversaw risk management and the building of portfolios.
Professional Experience and Skills
Sahasrabudhe has concentrated on risk management at numerous prestigious investment businesses. He has created methods, worked with technology and analytics, and advised portfolio managers worldwide on how to achieve alpha for investment portfolios.
The experience garnered throughout his career includes:
- Constructing complex portfolios
- Establishing volatility frameworks and gross exposure bands
- Performing in-depth analyses
- Modernizing data management systems
- Maintaining relations with investors and portfolio managers through due diligence, business development skills, and marketing techniques.
Amol Sahasrabudhe has experience with multiple types of specialized programs and technology, including:
- Systems: Algorithmics; RiskMetrics; Bloomberg; Imagine; Deltix; Murex; Axioma; FinCAD; and Barra
- Software development:</strong> Matlab; Perl; Unix Shell; C#; SQL; and Excel/VBA.
Together with Novus, he is also knowledgeable about Advent Geneva, Morgan Fund Services, MIK Fund Solutions, EZE Castle/ConvergEx, Paladyne, and other platforms.
Progression in the Workplace
With the Global Association of Risk Professionals or GARP, Sahasrabudhe has been certified as a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Energy Risk Professional (ERP). Understanding and evaluating the market, credit, operational, and liquidity risk in investment management across asset classes is the emphasis of this recognized expertise. The energy risk certification covers the energy industry's risk management in greater detail.
Sahasrabudhe is recognized as a Certified Alternative Investment Analyst, or CAIA, by the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association and has extensive expertise in evaluating alternative investments like private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds.
Sahasrabudhe is a member of the CFA Institute and holds the title of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Also, he has a CQF or Certificate in Quantitative Finance.
Academic Background
Amol Sahasrabudhe graduated from Maharaja Sayajirao University in India with a B.E. in mechanical engineering. From the New Jersey Institute of Technology, he received a Master of Science in computer science, and from New York University, a Master of Business Administration in Finance. (School of Business Stern).
Sahasrabudhe has funded numerous groups through his philanthropy.
Project for Women's Education
This initiative teaches and empowers young women from underrepresented groups in Indian culture to pursue careers, run their businesses, and contribute significantly to the workforce. In the Leadership Academies offered by this program, women come together to develop a sisterhood that gives them the confidence to defy conventional norms and pressures and create the lives they want.
USA Pratham
To address the cycle of relentless poverty in Mumbai's worst neighborhoods, Pratham was established in 1994. This program started with setting preschools that provided remedial curricula for struggling primary school kids. The Annual State of Education Report was created by Pratham as a tool for individuals and educational programs to advocate for educational reform.
Foundation Akshaya Patra
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, based in Bangalore, works to end hunger among various Indian populations. To feed kids in classrooms, they provide a midday meal program. The mid-day food program run by this NGO now serves more than 2 million kids across India. Also, this group offers breakfast and supper programs for children, homeless women without families, new mothers, and expectant mothers.
Personal Hobbies and Interests
Amol Sahasrabudhe has a variety of interests outside the field of investing. He is involved in cricket as a team manager and player. He is associated with Masters USA, an American squad that competes in elite over-50 cricket competitions, such as the cricket World Cup. To participate in more than 50 Master regional competitions, Sahasrabudhe is assembling a New Jersey team. His son plays tennis, and he enjoys the sport as well. Ashok also sings. His preference is for Bollywood music.