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Dr. Ryan Lemand
Managing Partner
Contact: ryan.lemand@cchl.ae
Executive Bio
Dr Ryan Lemand is a seasoned finance professional with a diverse and extensive career as an Investment Manager and a Financial Regulator. He has deep experience in Fixed Income, Credit, Quantitative Asset Allocation and Risk Management, having managed significant portfolios of institutional assets in Paris, London and New York. As a Senior Advisor to the UAE's Federal Government, Dr Ryan worked principally on financial regulatory subjects where he both led and contributed to key initiatives that developed many of the core Financial Regulations in the UAE, including Regulations on Collective Investment Schemes, Financial Analysis and Consultancy Services, Market Making and others topics. He was also principally responsible for leading the Funds and Investment Management team that handled the licensing and approvals for local and foreign mutual funds and investment managers. In addition, he advised on a variety of subjects relevant to the UAE's macroeconomic policy.
Dr Ryan has a proven track record in green field projects and in growing and scaling companies, as demonstrated by his founding of the Wealth and Asset Management arm for the Abu Dhabi based ADSS Group, which grew to become one of the largest asset managers in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
As a former Regulator, he is also well versed in advising on regulatory matters that range from obtaining financial services permissions to assisting in solving complex regulatory issues.
A sought after speaker, appearing on major financial news networks and major conferences in the UAE and the region, Dr Ryan is regularly interviewed about international markets and asset allocation topics.
In the academic field, he has two published books on financial contagion and a number of research articles on various finance subjects. Furthermore, he has also taught financial econometrics and applied mathematics at leading universities in Paris, France.
Executive Experience
- CEO and co-Founder, ADGM | Neovision Wealth Management
- CEO and Director, ADGM | ADS Investment Solutions
- Senior Advisor | UAE Federal Government
- Portfolio Management Lead , Paris, London & New York | Fortis Investments
Board and Advisory Experience
- Advisor to the Board of Directors, ADGM | Securrency Capital (Current)
- Independent Non-Executive Director, ADGM | Fundrock (Current)
- Independent Non-Executive Director & Advisor, ADGM | Polyvalent Capital (Current)
- Independent Non-Executive Director and Advisor, ADGM | Meta Impact Capital (Current)
- Independent Non-Executive Director, Cayman Islands | Metaverse Fund (Current)
- Independent Non-Executive Director, ADGM | ADS Agartha Holdings GP
- Independent Non-Executive Director, ADGM | ADS Eurasian Investment Fund Holding GP LTD
- Non-Executive Director, Singapore | ADS Securities Pte
- Non-Executive Director, Hong Kong | ADS Securities
- Member of the Advisory Board, Dubai | J. Awan & Partners
- Member of the Board Nominations Committee, USA | XBRL International
- Member of the Advisory Board, Paris | GOVERN, Paris
Education and Professional Qualifications
- PhD Summa Cum Laude, Financial Econometrics and Applied Mathematics | Ecole Normale Supérieure
- XBRL Certified Expert
