Chris chairs the Investment Committee of Alexander Funds Management and brings over twenty years’ experience in credit analysis.

Chris was the Country Head of Standard & Poor’s for Australia New Zealand from 2000 to 2008 and is now the Managing Director of Australia Ratings and the CEO of the Australian Securitisation Forum.

Chris has a Bachelor of Economics From Monash University and an MBA from the University of Melbourne.

Stephen is an economist/strategist and has worked for more than 40 years in the finance industry with extensive experience in banking, broking and funds management.

Stephen has been Australian Chief Economist for SBC; Fay Richwhite; Equitilink; UBS; Grange Securities; Lehman Brothers; and Nomura, travelling regularly to Asia, Europe and the US to present to the world’s leading investment management companies. During this period, Stephen also worked for five years as a portfolio manager specialising in strategic asset allocation overlays for Westpac Investment Management, Sagitta and BT.

Gerard has been analysing, forecasting and advising on financial markets since 1987. His focus is the fundamental factors that usually drive investment performance: valuation, currency, monetary policy and the economic cycle.

In 2013 Gerard started Minack Advisors, which provides research on financial markets for institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds around the world.

Gerard previously acted as Morgan Stanley's global cross-asset strategist and global developed market equity strategist. 

Chris joined Alexander Funds in 2021 as Head of Distribution. He brings over 30 years of financial services experience. 

Prior to joining Alexander Funds, Chris’ most recent roles was as Head of Retail for Allan Gray Australia.

 Chris’ broad experience and education affords him a unique skill set in distribution, which includes a genuine understanding of the underlying investments in the organisations he has worked with. He has previously held senior roles in distributions and sales at Fidelity and Merrill Lynch, as well as a variety of roles with National Australia Bank.

 Chris holds a degree in Economics and Finance from RMIT University and Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (Distinction) from RMIT University.

Matthew has over 15 years’ experience in research and data analytics. He was an equities Investment Analyst for Equity Trustees Ltd before he left to undertake his PhD at George Mason University, Virginia, USA in Computational Social Science. 

After arriving back in Australia he was an Assistant Portfolio Manager at an equities quant fund, Blue Orbit Asset Management, before joining Alexander Funds as Head of Data Analytics.

Matthew has extensive experience in quantitative research and analysis of financial markets.  He has a PhD in Computational Social Science, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a Bachelor of Economics.

William joined Alexander Funds in March 2021 as a Senior Analyst with over 5 years' experience in the credit markets, banking and finance.

William previously worked within the National Australia Bank Securitisation team as a Senior Associate. He has supported clients across a range of structured asset classes including RMBS, ABS and CMBS. He has experience in performing credit analysis and structuring of primary term market transactions and private warehouse arrangements.

​William holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University and is a CFA charterholder.

Chris is a financial services professional with three years’ experience in corporate advisory. Having previously worked for E&P Financial Group, Chris specialises in corporate debt advisory and equity capital market transactions.

He has a strong background in complex instruments and deal structuring and has worked closely with key stakeholders including external legal counsel.

Chris has a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) and Honours in Finance from the University of Melbourne.

Nikhil joined Alexander Funds in late 2018 and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Risk Management Systems for ACOF and ACIF.

Having previously worked as a business analyst for Axis Bank and as a decision scientist for Mu Sigma Business Solutions, Nikhil brings over 3 years of data analysis experience to Alexander Funds. 

Currently, Nikhil has a Master of Data Science from Monash University. He also holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering.

Michael brings to the team extensive experience in customer relations and communications within the financial services industry.

He serves as the primary contact for investors, and is responsible for ensuring that Alexander Funds’ marketing and communications – including investor updates, weekly publications and media releases – are accurate, effective and targeted.

Michael has a Master of Communication from RMIT University and a Graduate Certificate of Applied Finance.