The Board of Directors of the California Hedge Fund Association (CHFA) has elected Adam R Wagner (picture), Chief Operating Officer of Blue Jay Capital Management, to become a Director on the Board.
In his current role Wagner is responsible for the daily trading operations, marketing and investor relations functions at Blue Jay which manages long/short equity healthcare portfolios.
Prior to joining Blue Jay in 2013, Wagner was a vice president of Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, where he was a senior member of the Sales and Relationship Management group within Pershing Prime Services. Wagner was responsible for establishing and maintaining prime brokerage and financing relationships with hedge funds, mutual funds and other alternative managers.
Before joining Pershing, Wagner served as a Relationship Manager in the prime brokerage divisions of JP Morgan and Bear Stearns where he supported the clearing and trading needs of the firm’s hedge fund clients.
“The key to the long term success of CHFA has been the continual addition of talented, committed individuals to our Board of Directors and in this tradition we welcome Adam Wagner as our newest Board member. The knowledge and depth of experience he brings to our organisation is tremendous and California’s alternative investment community will be well-represented by his involvement,” says Jason Gerlach, CHFA President, and CEO and Managing Partner of Sunrise Capital Partners.
