Laurence K. Russian

Prior to ABS, he was a Director in Credit Suisse Asset Management’s Alternative Investments Group where he was responsible for the co-management of the group’s various hedge fund of funds products as well as a senior analyst participating in the selection of hedge funds investments. Mr. Russian was also actively involved in the oversight of new mandates, in regards to the legal contracts and structuring of new products. Mr. Russian joined CSAM in 1998 as a result of Credit Suisse Group’s acquisition of Garantia, the Brazilian investment bank. Mr. Russian joined Garantia, Inc. (New York) in 1994 to help Mr. De Coster set up the Alternative Asset Management business for the firm. In the process, he developed systematic methods to evaluate fund managers in alternative investment strategies. Mr. Russian also oversaw the accounting and operational procedures of the portfolio. He spent one year at the institutional fixed income sales and trading desk at Banco de Investimentos Garantia (Sao Paulo). Before joining Garantia, Mr. Russian worked for Scudder, Stevens & Clark and First Investors Corporation. He received a B.A. in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and an MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.