Ajai Thomas

Ajai Thomas is Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Business Development at Hollis Park Partners. Prior to joining Hollis Park Partners, he was Vice President of Sales at Deutsche Bank Alternative Fund Services. He was responsible for providing operational outsourcing, financing, and distribution solutions to hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, family offices, and other investors in the alternative investment community. He came to Deutsche Bank from Fortis Prime Fund Solutions where he was providing liquidity and currency hedging solutions to funds of hedge funds along with fund administration and custody services. His background also includes organizing a $4-billion-retail separately managed account distribution platform at Salomon Brothers Asset Management. Ajai started his career at Merrill Lynch & Co as a Pricing Specialist for the Securities Pricing Service group. He evaluated and provided valuation support for U.S. government securities, high yield bonds, municipal bonds, and mortgage-backed securities for subscribers of the service. He went on to start the Pricing and Corporate Actions Group at Lord Abbett & Co. He earned a B.S. in Finance from St. John's University. He holds a Credit Analysis Diploma and Certificate in Financial Risk Management from New York University.