Christopher Kundro     

Senior Vice President & Co-Head, Wells Fargo Global Fund Services

 

Christopher Kundro is co-Head of Wells Fargo Global Fund Services (formerly LaCrosse Global Fund Services) a provider of Operations, Middle Office and Fund Administration services to alternative investment management throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.

 

Mr. Kundro is a 25-year veteran of the securities industry and, prior to Wells Fargo, was known for his work in establishing and improving hedge fund related businesses and for his expertise in managing operational risks in hedge funds. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Mr. Kundro was co-Head of the Wealth & Investment Management practice at BearingPoint; and co-Head of the Private Client & Investment Management practice at Capco. As a consultant he helped financial institutions and other companies establish new businesses, launch new offerings and support investment decisions related to alternative investments. His focus was on establishing and improving the operational infrastructures utilized by hedge fund managers, hedge funds investors, as well as related service providers such as prime brokers and fund administrators. He was also retained by major institutional investors - such as pension funds and hedge funds of funds - to conduct operational reviews as part of their investment due diligence processes.

 

Mr. Kundro is an author of a series of studies on operational risk in hedge funds (e.g., "Understanding and Mitigating Operational Risk in Hedge Fund Investments", Capco, 2003; "Valuation and Operational Risk in Hedge Funds", Capco, 2004) that have been recognized by the alternative investment industry, international regulators, and the academic community as having raised the industry's consciousness on the issue of operational risk. His work and perspectives in this area continues to be widely covered by the international media, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Week, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal - as well as numerous books, studies and other publications.

 

Mr. Kundro also held positions at Bankers Trust, Salomon Brothers, First Union and Deloitte Consulting. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Bath, in England, and a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, in the United States.

 

Christopher Kundro

Wells Fargo Global Fund Services

christopher.e.kundro@wellsfargo.com

 

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