Our people

With deep expertise in managed futures, our team works across Europe, North America and Asia.
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Tony Gannon
Founder & CIO

Tony founded Abbey Capital in 2000. He has overseen the company’s growth over the last two decades and is a recognised global leader in the industry.

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Mahrukh Ghouri
Helpdesk Support Engineer

Mahrukh is our dedicated Helpdesk professional, she takes charge of troubleshooting technical issues, ensuring swift resolution and delivering customer support with a professional touch.

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Rafael Porto
Risk Analyst

Rafael analyses and reports on risk exposures across Abbey Capital’s enterprise-wide risk management framework with a particular focus on Investment Risk, Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk.

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Louise Harris
Chief Compliance Officer

Louise is responsible for all regulatory matters at Abbey Capital and ensures we comply with applicable laws and regulations at every level of our business.

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Mick Swift
CEO

Mick is responsible for the company's strategic goals and runs the business day-to-day from our headquarters in Dublin, working closely with the Leadership Team.

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Shreya Prabhu
Digital Marketing Specialist

Shreya is responsible for marketing operations, social media marketing, SEO and graphic design.

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Philip Kane
Head of Treasury

Philip leads the Treasury Team and is responsible for overseeing all daily cash management, Investment and trading activity.

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Paul Edmunds
Head of Development

Paul leads our Development Team and is responsible for the curation and delivery of our software roadmap and the operation and management of our systems and data.

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Helen Doody
Head of Abbey Capital US

Helen leads Abbey Capital US LLC, our business development and client servicing subsidiary in North America.

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Hakan Pehrsson
Vice President, Business Development

Hakan manages new and existing client relationships across North America, educating the US market on managed futures and growing awareness of our funds.

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Lynn McGrath
Brand & Communications Senior Executive

Lynn acts as the guardian of the brand and is responsible for brand management, internal communications, marketing material creation and design, and website management.

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Derek Hardiman
Chief Technology Officer

Derek leads our technology group and is responsible for all aspects of our technology strategy, the development, operation and management of our systems and infrastructure. He is a member of our Leadership Team and Operational Due Diligence Team.

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Shubham Kathepuri
Software Developer

Shubham is focused on our data ingestion systems responsible for providing data for all the other systems and downstream processes.

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Laurence Campbell
Chief People Officer

Laurence is responsible for the culture and people development in Abbey Capital. Sitting on the Leadership Team, she sets and oversees the execution of the business' overall people strategy.

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Bryan Haughton
Senior Portfolio Analyst

Bryan oversees the day-to-day management of our performance reporting and analysis function. The Markets Team provide timely updates and performance context to our investment committee and end investors.

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Shadab Khan
Software Developer

Shadab specialises in data investigation, feature development, performance and scalability with a strong focus on delivering impactful results.

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Ornela di Domenica
Treasury Analyst

Ornela is responsible for managing the daily liquidity process, covering all funding requirements and assisting trade execution across FX, Equity & Investments.

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David McInerney
Chief Financial Officer

David oversees financial operations of Abbey Capital and our funds. David is also a member of the Leadership Team, Credit Committee, Compliance Committee and Operational Due Diligence Team.

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John Twomey
Director of Research

John leads our investment process, covering manager analysis, quantitative research, portfolio construction, market analysis and liquidity management. John is a member of the Leadership Team, Investment Committee, Portfolio Allocation Committee and Risk Committee.

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Michael Dowd
Lead Developer/Data Architect

Michael leads the team responsible for developing and supporting our quantitative applications and data orchestration systems.

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Kevin Farrell
Senior Treasury Analyst

Kevin is responsible for managing the daily liquidity process, covering all funding requirements and assisting trade execution across FX, Equity & Investments.

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Kavith Kamaraj
Senior Software Developer

Kavith specialises in data manipulation and visualisations for internal quantitative systems that drive meaningful insights for Abbey Capital.

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Lachlan Hall
Client Services Senior Manager

Lachlan manages the Client Services Team on a day to day basis with responsibility for ensuring the servicing, reporting and operational needs of our global client base are met to the highest standard.

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Barry Cunningham
Director, Business Development

Barry manages new and existing client relationships across North America, educating the US market on managed futures and growing awareness of our funds.

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Peter Carney
COO

Peter oversees all operations globally and helps to set the strategic direction of the business as part of the Leadership Team.

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Edward Fox
Head of Fund Operations

Edward’s team is responsible for ensuring the NAV produced by the independent administrator is correct. Edward also manages the onboarding of CTAs to the fund portfolios and any new broker accounts.

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Linda Robinson
Office Administrator

Linda is responsible for managing our front of house, ensuring all visitors receive a warm and friendly welcome. Linda also provides administrative support across the business.

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Padraig Chambers
Infrastructure Engineer

Padraig is responsible for optimizing and scaling systems to meet our dynamic business requirements, ensuring robustness and seamless operations.

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Patrick Ryan
Chief Risk Officer

Patrick is responsible for building a culture of risk management at Abbey Capital, leading our work to monitor, anticipate and respond to risks. He chairs our Risk Committee and is a member of the Compliance Committee, Credit Committee and Operational Due Diligence Team.

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Sandra Aoki
Head of Client Services

Sandra leads our Client Services Team with responsibility for delivering exceptional client service to drive successful client engagement and build long-term partnerships across our global client base.

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Aodhagan Hurley
Managing Director

Aodhagan leads business development and sales for Abbey Capital across Europe, North America and the Middle East.

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Kevin Cassidy
Head of Legal - Corporate

Kevin directly oversees the legal function in respect of Abbey Capital and ensures that each of our funds meet its legal obligations.

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Kevin Donohoe
Head of Research

Kevin has more than a decade of investment experience in managed futures, and is integral to all aspects of our investment management and portfolio construction processes. Kevin is a member of the Investment Committee, Portfolio Allocation Committee, Credit committee and our Senior Business Development Team.

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Mark McPaul
Senior Research Analyst

Mark performs ongoing qualitative and quantitative due diligence on a range of managed futures managers, carrying out detailed analysis for our investment committee.

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Justine Garry
Head of Infrastructure

Justine spearheads our Infrastructure Team ensuring strategic planning and seamless optimization of our technology environments for performance and growth.

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Amy Devoy
Head of Marketing

Amy is responsible for building our brand globally, delivering innovative and visually engaging messages designed to inform and educate the market.

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Robert Cronin
Portfolio Analyst

Robert is responsible for delivering detailed performance reporting and commentary for our funds. The Markets Team provide timely updates and performance context to our investment committee and end investors.

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Ronan McCabe
Head of Strategic Solutions

Ronan is responsible for growing the business and achieving its strategic goals. He brings over twenty years of investment and commercial experience and works closely with the Senior Business Development Team.

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Edel Reynolds
Senior Compliance Analyst

Edel is responsible for monitoring and analysing our compliance controls to ensure we operate our business in compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations.

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Michael Griffin
Fund Accountant

Michael is responsible for our funds' daily tri-party reconciliation process.

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Jennifer Gallagher
HR Business Partner

Jennifer supports our key stakeholders in implementing effective people strategies and building our talent capabilities.

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Glen Burella
Vice President, Business Development

Glen manages new and existing client relationships in the West Coast from his base in LA, educating the US market on managed futures and growing awareness of our funds.

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Richard Whelehan
Head of Legal - Funds

Richard directly oversees the legal function in respect of each of our funds and ensures Abbey Capital meets all of its legal obligations.

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Cathal O’Shea
Head of Finance - Corporate

Cathal manages the financial operations of Abbey Capital. His responsibilities include financial reporting, analysis, budgeting and cash flow management.

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Rory Walshe
Lead Developer

Rory leads the team responsible for developing and supporting our Treasury, Reporting, Fund Operations & Devops systems.

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Dan Kennelly
Vice President, Business Development

Dan manages new and existing client relationships across North America, educating the US market on managed futures and growing awareness of our funds.

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Isa Dillane
Senior Quantitative Researcher

Isa is responsible for portfolio-focused research in addition to ongoing fundamental research and development. She is a member of the Investment Committee and the Portfolio Allocation Committee.

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Javier Barcelo
Lead Developer

Javier leads the team responsible for developing and supporting our back office systems

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Elliott Moore
Research Analyst

Elliott performs ongoing qualitative and quantitative due diligence on a range of managed futures managers, carrying out detailed analysis for our investment committee.

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Jeffrey Pascarella
Internal Sales Associate

Jeff works in partnership with our external wholesaler's to support and engage clients across North America.

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Claire Morgan
Treasury Manager

Claire is responsible for managing the daily liquidity process, covering all funding requirements and assisting trade execution across FX, Equity & Investments.

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Tom Crumlish
Portfolio Analyst

Tom is responsible for delivering detailed performance reporting and commentary for our funds. The Markets Team provide timely updates and performance context to our investment committee and end investors.

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Nick Lore
AVP, Business Development

From our New York office, Nick looks after some of our local advisor relationships, mainly focused on New York City, Connecticut and Maryland.

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Cillian Hoyne
Client Services Representative

Cillian is a member of our Client Services team and looks after the servicing, reporting and operational needs of our global client base.

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Boglarka Barabas
Software Developer

Bo is a software developer specialising in the areas of Treasury, Fund Operations, Reporting and Devops.

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Stephen Branagan
Client Services Associate

Stephen looks after the servicing, reporting and operational needs of our global client base.

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Aimee Mulholland
HR Coordinator

Aimee supports a wide range of HR activities such as recruitment, employee benefits, training and HR administration.

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Shane Dunne
Software Developer

Shane is focused on the creation of quantitative applications and data orchestration systems.

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Mary Fernandez
Office Administrator

Mary runs the Administrative function of Abbey Capital US LLC. In addition, her responsibilities include travel coordination for our US employees.

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Rory Neal
Internal Sales Associate

Rory works in partnership with our external wholesaler's Dan & Glen to support and engage clients across North America.

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Sean Duggan
Software Developer

Seán is focused on coordination with the FBO department to build and implement the next generation of our inhouse accounting systems.

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Gavin O’Brien
Graduate Investment Analyst

Gavin is part of our graduate program, working on a rotation across our Research, Markets, Technology and Risk Teams.

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Joseph Fox
Paralegal

Joseph provides support to the our Legal Team assisting in organising workload, ensuring the smooth running of the department.

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Greg Doherty
Fund Accountant

Greg works on our funds' daily tri-party reconciliation process.

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Martynas Danys
Software Developer Intern

Martynas contributes to the building of our new file ingestion system.

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Tony Gannon
Tony Gannon

Founder & CIO

Tony has more than 25 years’ investment experience in managed futures. He is recognised as a leader in the industry globally and is a regular guest speaker at alternative investment industry conferences.

Tony is also the Founder of Abbey, and has overseen the company’s growth over the last two decades.

Previously, he was a co-founder of Allied Irish Capital Management (AICM) in conjunction with Allied Irish Banks. He helped to grow AICM to become one of the largest European CTAs, with funds under management growing from $50 million to in excess of $1.4 billion.

Mick Swift
Mick Swift

CEO

Mick has deep experience in trading and research over nearly four decades, including 20 years’ investment experience in managed futures. He has played an integral role in developing the processes and systems that shape Abbey’s investment approach.

Mick is also CEO, responsible for delivering on Abbey’s strategic goals. He runs the business from our headquarters in Dublin.

Before Abbey, Mick held leadership roles with Allied Irish Capital Management (AICM) and Bank of Ireland.

John Twomey
John Twomey

Director of Research

John has more than a decade of investment experience in managed futures, and  plays a key role in all aspects of Abbey’s investment activities.

As Director of Research, John oversees Abbey’s investment process end-to-end, including manager analysis and due diligence, quantitative research, portfolio construction, market analysis and liquidity management.

John joined Abbey Capital in 2009 following the completion of a M.Sc. in Financial Economics from University College Cork (UCC) School of Economics.

Peter Carney
Peter Carney

COO

Peter has specialised in managed futures and alternative investment strategies for more than two decades. He is highly-experienced in analysing and selecting managed futures CTAs and building funds for a range of different investors.

Peter is also COO, overseeing all operations globally and helping to set the strategic direction of the business as part of the Executive Management team.

Before joining Abbey, Peter qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and gained hedge fund industry experience in both Dublin and the Cayman Islands.

Kevin Donohoe
Kevin Donohoe

Head of Research

Kevin has more than a decade of investment experience in managed futures, and is integral to all aspects of Abbey’s investment process and portfolio construction.

As Head of Research, Kevin oversees ongoing manager analysis and due diligence, manages the Research Analysts and Markets teams, and helps set the research agenda for the company.

Prior to joining Abbey Capital in August 2013, Kevin worked at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as a market risk analyst, and before that at Geneva Trading where he traded a range of futures markets across the energy sector.

Isa Dillane
Isa Dillane

Senior Quantitative Researcher

Isa is a Senior Quantitative Researcher responsible for portfolio-focused research in addition to ongoing fundamental research and development. In her role, Isa participates in portfolio construction and management, for both existing and potential future portfolios, in collaboration with the office of the CIO.

Isa is a member of the Investment Committee and the Portfolio Allocation Committee. She joined Abbey Capital in September 2017.

Isa graduated with a first-class honours Master of Science in Quantitative Finance from the Smurfit Graduate Business School of University College Dublin, and an honours Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics from University College Dublin. Isa is a qualified Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”).