Alastair Smith

Alastair Smith is an accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in investment management. Currently serving as Managing Director at Advent Capital Management, LLC since September 2018, Alastair specializes in credit management, particularly in convertible bonds, high yield (HY), and collateralized loan obligations (CLO). Prior to this role, Alastair was Managing Partner at Harmonic Capital from December 2010 to April 2018, focusing on global macro and currency investments. Alastair's earlier career includes positions as Director at Polar Capital, Head of European Sales at Societe Generale AM AI, Head of Sales at Aspect Capital, and roles in sales at GAM and Man Investments. Alastair holds a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Bachelor of Science from Alliance Manchester Business School, along with a strong foundational education from Charterhouse School.