Alan Harley

Alan Harley has a varied and extensive work experience in financial institutions. Alan started their career in 1987 at Citicorp Investment Bank London, where they served as a Manager in the CIBL Research Group. In this role, they managed treasury and hedging operations for debt-funded investment portfolios and implemented a proprietary system for deal capture, risk management, accounting, and back-office support.

In 1990, Harley joined Citibank as Director and Head of Investments in the Citibank Credit Structures division. Alan was responsible for designing and launching the first 2nd generation investment vehicle, raising $250 million. Alan also introduced and managed credit default swaps (CDS) within investment vehicles.

In 1996, Harley joined Dresdner Kleinwort as Managing Director, co-founding the Structured Credit Investments (SCI) department. Alan played a key role in creating, launching, and managing a debt-funded investment fund. Alan'sresponsibilities included overseeing legal processes, debt placement, marketing, and raising capital. Alan was actively involved in investing across cash and CDS markets and in debt management.

Since November 2018, Harley has been working at Perenna as the Head of Market and Liquidity Risk. Alan'srole involves writing technical papers on mortgage prepayments, delivering regulatory reports, and directing stress modeling. Alan is also responsible for writing and delivering the recovery plan.

Overall, Alan Harley has a strong background in risk management, investment vehicle creation, debt placement, and treasury operations within financial institutions.

Alan Harley completed their education with a BSc in Physics from the University of York in 1982. Alan then pursued further studies at Imperial College London, where they obtained an MSc in Applied Optics in 1983. Alan continued their education at Imperial College London, culminating in a PhD in Physics in 1987. Alan'sdoctoral research focused on "Correlation scale effects in light scattering from rough surfaces."