INVESTMENT TEAM
George Hadjia
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
George Hadjia was a partner and senior member of the research team of Montaka Global Investments since the fund’s start up phase in 2015. He was pivotal in constructing the fund’s research process and moved to the U.S. to establish the firm’s New York office where he resided for over five years, building up the fund’s global stock coverage. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Private Portfolio Managers (PPM).
George holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.
Previously, George was a recording artist and music producer, having written, recorded, and produced an album titled Transitory under the pseudonym ‘Jondoh’.
Daniel Wu
Portfolio Manager
Daniel Wu was a Senior Analyst at Milford Asset Management covering global equities with a focus on the technology sector and was instrumental to expanding the firm’s global equities capabilities. Prior to Milford, he was a Partner and senior member of the research team at Montaka Global Investments from 2016 to 2021 and helped establish the firm’s US presence. Daniel began his career in investment banking at UBS and Goldman Sachs.
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.
Strategic advisors
Ivan R. Ritossa
Ivan Ritossa has over 35 years of experience in the global Investment Banking and Asset Management and has built numerous global and diverse businesses.
Ivan was previously a Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee at Barclays Capital, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, and a Partner and Senior Managing Director at Bankers Trust.
Additionally, Ivan has served on the New York Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Committee, the Bank of England Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee, and the Singapore Foreign Exchange Markets Committee. Ivan has also been a Non-Executive Director of NEX Plc and member of the Risk, Remuneration, Nomination, and Audit Committees; a Non-Executive Director of ICAP Plc and member of the Risk, Operational Risk Framework, and Remuneration Committees; and a Non-Executive Director of the ABSA Group (formerly Barclays Africa Group Limited) and member of the Remuneration and Finance Committees.
Ivan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree majoring in Finance from the University of New South Wales, Australia.