Through its crossover strategy, Atreides Management, LP brings a long-term perspective to technology and consumer companies across public and private markets.  Gavin Baker founded Atreides in January, 2019 after an 18 year career at Fidelity investments.  While at Fidelity, he most recently managed the $17 billion OTC fund.  Atreides employs 15 people who came from Highfields, Fidelity and Three Bays among others.  

Managing Director James Stanzler was 1 of 5 Partners at Highfields, which was a $12 billion hedge fund where he was responsible for Technology, Media and Telecommunications investments.  Managing Director Hilary Natoff spent 17 years at Fidelity International where she was the co-Portfolio Manager of the Global Demographics fund and the Portfolio Manager of the Global Healthcare fund.

Atreides has invested in ACV Auctions, Sonder, Drivenets, Eight Sleep, Druva, K Health, Nexar, Premise Data, Electric AI, Mythic AI and Xsight Labs among other venture and growth equity investments. Managing Partner & CIO Gavin Baker is currently on the board of directors for Xsight Labs, which is a semiconductor company in Israel focused on cloud infrastructure technologies.

Atreides corporate values are humility, integrity, responsibility, excellence, kindness and curiosity.  Kaizen is an often used word at Atreides and we want to improve a little every day.  We’re committed to our people.  Atreides offers a generous benefits package which includes fully paid medical insurance offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield, fully paid dental and vision insurance, 401k matching, HSA contributions, 529 matching and personal tax preparation assistance.  Atreides is committed to fostering a family-friendly environment and offers benefits for employees including substantial vacation time, fully paid paternity/maternity leave, and several parent-support services.

Investment Management

Atreides Management, LP

Gina Shaughnessy joined [Atreides Management, LP](/org/atreides-management) as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager in March 2022. Prior to joining Atreides, Gina spent 7 years at Monashee Investment Management as Head of Corporate Access and the Administrative Operations Manager. Prior to Monashee, Gina worked at [Piper Jaffray](/org/piper-jaffray) for 3 years as both an Equity Sales and Sales Trading Assistant, and at JPM for 2 years as an Equity Sales Assistant to the International Equities Sales Team. Gina earned a BS in Marketing from [Bentley University](/org/bentley-university). 

Gina Shaughnessy

David Finn joined [Atreides Management, LP](/org/atreides-management) as Chief Financial Officer in January, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Dave spent 3 years at Frontlight Capital as Director of Operations. Prior to Frontlight, Dave spent 4 years at Harvard Management Company (HMC) as a Vice President on the Operational Due Diligence team where he was responsible for assessing all non-investment components of the firm’s external managers. Prior to HMC, Dave spent 7 years at Wellington Management Company where he provided accounting and operational support for the firm’s Trust funds. Dave began his career with Investors Bank & Trust where he was a Director of Fund Accounting Operations focused on alternative investment clients. Dave earned a BA in economics from [Trinity College](/org/trinity-college).

David Finn

Laura Malone joined Atreides Management, LP in August 2019. Before being named General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer in September 2021, Laura was Atreides’ Director of Compliance & Senior Counsel. Prior to joining Atreides, Laura spent 6 years at Numeric Investors most recently as Senior Compliance Officer & Regulatory Counsel. Prior to Numeric, Laura held compliance and legal positions at multiple firms, including Natixis Global Asset Management and MetLife. Prior to law school Laura was an Investment Management Analyst for 3 years at Morgan Lewis. Laura earned a BA and MA in Classical Studies from Villanova University and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.


Laura Malone

James Stanzler joined Atreides Management, LP as Managing Director in April, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, James spent 9 years at Highfields Capital. He managed portfolio investments in the media, telecommunication, and technology sectors globally. Prior to joining Highfields, James was a senior research analyst at Loch Capital Management, and before that he was a Director of Planning & Analysis at NTL Incorporated in London, England. James has also worked at Smith Barney in New York and held research positions at CIBC WM and Robertson Stephens in both New York and London. James is currently President of the Foundation Board of Phoenix Charter Academy and graduated with a BA in English and American Literature from Brown University.

James Stanzler

Andrew Fox joined Atreides Management, LP as an Analyst in January 2021. Prior to joining Atreides, Andrew spent one year as an analyst at PJT Partners in New York City, advising technology, media and telecommunications companies on M&A and SPAC transactions. Prior to PJT, Andrew worked as an analyst at a family office in Scottsdale, Arizona. Andrew earned a BS in Economics and Finance from Arizona State University.

Andrew Fox

Joe DiGregorio joined Atreides Management, LP as an Analyst in April, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Joe spent 7 years at Fidelity Investments on the technical research team with direct coverage of domestic consumer, energy, materials, and industrials sectors. Prior to joining Fidelity, Joe held positions in manager selection/due diligence, private equity, and boutique sell-side equity research. Joe is a CFA, CMT, and CAIA charter holder and member of CFA Society Boston. He graduated with a BA in economics and finance from Gordon College.

Joe DiGregorio

Andrew Cobb joined Atreides Management, LP as Director of Finance in May, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Andrew spent 3 years at Three Bays Capital as Controller, 4 years at Bain Capital Public Equity as Finance/Tax Manager and 3 years at The Kraft Group as Investment Accounting Manager. Andrew began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was a Senior Associate in their Private Company Services tax practice. Andrew is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts. Andrew earned a BS in Accounting from Northeastern University and an MS in Accounting from Boston College.

Andrew Cobb

Kyle Murray joined Atreides Management, LP as Operations Manager in January 2021. Kyle is responsible for managing the fund operations at Atreides, as well as supporting the accounting, finance, and trading functions. Prior to joining Atreides, Kyle spent the first 4 years of his career at KPMG LLP, most recently as a Tax Manager in KPMG’s Business Tax Services group. During his tenure at KPMG, Kyle served a broad range of clients within the Asset Management industry providing tax compliance and consulting services. Kyle is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts and earned a BS in Management with a concentration in Accounting from Boston College.

Kyle Murray

Shane Sandoval joined Atreides Management, LP as an Analyst in April, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Shane spent 2 years as an analyst at Garelick Capital Partners covering global software, internet, and payments. Shane began his career at ShawSpring Partners, a concentrated equity investment manager. Shane earned a BA in Economics and Spanish from the College of the Holy Cross.

Shane Sandoval

Nicole Lavoie joined [Atreides Management, LP](/org/atreides-management) as Director of Operations in July 2021. Prior to joining Atreides, Nicole spent 4 years at Taal Capital as Director of Operations, 4 years at Northern Pines Capital as Director of Operations and CCO, 4 years at Noble Partners as Trading Assistant and Operations Manager and 3 years at Prides Capital as an Operations Associate.  Nicole started her career at BISYS working in fund administration.  Nicole earned a BS in Managerial Economics with a concentration in Marketing from [Bentley University](/org/bentley-university).  

Nicole Lavoie

Kevin Donovan joined [Atreides Management, LP](/org/atreides-management) as Associate Director of Investor Relations & Business Development in March 2022. Before joining Atreides, Kevin was a Director at Cowen and Company on the Institutional Equity Sales desk in Boston for three years as a relationship manager to many of the region’s largest clients. Prior to Cowen, Kevin spent six years working at [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse) in both Institutional Equity Sales and on the HOLT research team covering Industrials and Technology. Kevin earned his MS in Information and Knowledge Strategy from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) and his BS in Finance & Accounting from [Northeastern University](/org/northeastern-university).

Kevin Donovan

Rahul Bavirisetty

Leah Burke

Cat Draper joined Atreides Management, LP as a Client Service Analyst in April, 2021. Prior to joining Atreides, Cat spent two years at ThornTree Capital Partners focusing on operations and marketing. She started her career at Highfields Capital Management as an Investment Analyst Assistant. Cat earned a BS in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University. 

Cat Draper

Andrew Perlman joined [Atreides Management, LP](/org/atreides-management) as an Analyst in July, 2021. Prior to joining Atreides, Andrew spent 1 year at Allen & Company, advising technology companies on M&A and capital raising activities. Prior to Allen & Company, Andrew began his career at [BlackRock](/org/blackrock) in corporate strategy and development, advising management on organic and inorganic growth initiatives. Andrew earned an AB in Public Policy Studies from [Duke University](/org/duke-university) and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. 

Andrew Perlman

Gavin S. Baker is the Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Atreides Management, LP which is a crossover firm that invests in high growth consumer and technology companies across both public and private markets with a long term perspective. Gavin is currently on the board of directors for Xsight Labs, which is a semiconductor company in Israel focused on cloud infrastructure technologies.  Gavin has been a guest on Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s podcast, “Invest Like the Best,” twice, first in November, 2019 and then again in April, 2020.

Prior to founding Atreides in 2019, Gavin was at Fidelity Investments from 1999 – 2017, most recently as the portfolio manager of the Fidelity OTC Fund from 2009 – 2017. The $17 billion Fidelity OTC Fund outperformed over 99% of its Morningstar peers and won 6 Lipper awards over Gavin’s 8-year tenure as portfolio manager. Gavin was the Boston Globe’s Fund Manager of the Year in 2014 and his performance was recognized by articles in the New York Times, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily and the Wall Street Journal. He helped spearhead Fidelity’s venture capital investing and was a board observer at Nutanix, 23andMe, Jet.com, AppNexus, Dataminr, Taboola and Roku, among others, in addition to making venture investments in Twilio, Redfin, WeWork, SpaceX and Uber. Prior to managing the OTC fund at Fidelity, Gavin covered semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, retail, consumer products, media and telecommunications at various times as an analyst and often also managed the corresponding Select fund at Fidelity.  Gavin earned an AB in economics and history from Dartmouth College in 1999.

Gavin enjoys skiing at Alta, heli-skiing anywhere, playing videogames, especially Destiny 2, and is looking forward to the next iteration of the Elder Scrolls.  He wishes that he were better at both ping pong and chess.  Gavin has read the Culture, Hyperion, Dune, Zones of Thought, Lord of the Rings and the Game of Thrones series more than once. He doesn't believe season 3 of "The Wire" will ever be surpassed although “Downton Abbey” came very close.  Favorite poem is “Ode to a Nightingale.”  Gavin grew up in Houston, Texas and currently lives in Boston, MA.

Gavin Baker

Hilary Natoff joined Atreides Management, LP as a Managing Director in July, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Hilary spent a year at Rathbones as a global equity analyst following 17 years at Fidelity International where she ran the Global Healthcare Fund for 10 years and piloted and launched their Global Demographics Fund – which she co-managed for 5 years. Prior to this, Hilary completed the IIMR qualification while at Henderson Investors as a trainee fund manager and qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse. She has a BA in economics and accounting from Manchester University.

Hilary Natoff

Peter Scully joined Atreides Management, LP as the Head of Trading in April, 2019. Prior to joining Atreides, Peter spent 2 years at Highfields Capital as a trader and senior relationship manager. Prior to Highfields, Peter worked at Deutsche Bank, Piper Jaffray and Morgan Stanley in both cash equity and equity derivatives sales trading, serving a wide variety of institutional investors. Peter began his career at BGC Partners as a broker in interest rate derivatives. Peter earned a BA in government from Harvard University.

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