Karan Trehan

Karan grew up in India and has been in international finance for four decades, principally based in New York where he resides. After careers at The World Bank in D.C. and Goldman Sachs in NY (where was an early member of the international fixed income group) and AllianceBernstein in NY (where as President & CEO of Alliance International, he launched Alliance’s early thrust into offshore funds and strategic alliances), he established a boutique investment management company, Ankar Capital, to invest private equity in Asia and in Asia-centric hedge funds. He also founded, along with Dave Williams the former Chairman and CEO of AllianceBernstein, Emerging Managers Group, an offshore fund platform, later sold to a traditional US money manager. Karan studied Economics at Delhi University, India followed by an MBA from IMD, Switzerland. He has served on the boards of several US-based and international mutual funds and has been a trustee of the United World Colleges and continues to pursue his passions in painting and cooking.