Tim Murray
COO/CCO
Tim joined Altum in June 2012 as the COO/CCO of the firm. Tim is a CPA and started his career at Arthur Andersen in 1975. He has held controller and finance positions at Citibank, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Banque Indosuez, and Kidder Peabody. Tim was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns from 1993-2008 in charge of Global Middle Office OTC Derivatives, where he worked closely with Marjorie Hogan. Prior to joining Altum, Tim spent four years at JP Morgan as a Managing Director, involved in a number of areas within Derivatives and co-managing the division in charge of JP Morgan Chase’s home mortgage loan modifications and foreclosures project. Tim obtained a BS degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA degree in Finance from Fordham University.
Ash Batra
CFO
Ash joined Altum in July 2019 as the CFO of the firm. Ash holds CPA and CGMA licenses. He started in the profession in 1995. Before joining Altum, Ash was the controller with MIO Partners, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinsey & Co. Inc. for twelve years. In that role Ash oversaw accounting and tax for various complex structures and strategies. Prior to that Ash spent several years in public accounting profession providing tax and audit services to various hedge funds, private funds, managed account and SEC registered clients. Ash obtained his BBA in Accounting from Baruch College in 1995.
Steven Waldemore
Operations Director
Steven joined Altum in April 2013 and is responsible for managing day-to-day and month-end operations. Steven started his career at Bear Stearns in 2007 as an Analyst in the middle office of its Derivative Static Data Group. He then transitioned to the Credit Flow Trade support team with JP Morgan in 2008. Steven later advanced to become an Associate where he served as a trading assistant for the Credit Hybrids Market Making Desk from 2010 to 2013. Steven earned a BS degree with a dual major in Finance and Management from Tulane University.
Helen Meyerhoff
Compliance and Accounting Director
Helen joined Altum in March 2014 and is responsible for management company related financials and the compliance requirements of all jurisdictions. Prior to joining the firm, Helen was an Operations Supervisor for the HIRTA Public Transit in Iowa, managing the day-to-day affairs of a transportation agency, supervising over 30 personnel. Helen obtained a BS in Mathematics degree from Iowa State University and a BS in Accounting degree from Buena Vista University. She is also a licensed CPA in the State of New York.
Sagar Satpute
Operations Associate
Sagar joined Altum in May 2023 as an Operations Associate concentrating on day-to-day and month-end operations. Sagar began his career as a Foreign Exchange Consultant at Flight Centre Travel Group, Australia. Sagar then joined Brown Brothers Harriman in their Funds Transfer team. He later moved to PGIM Investments, where he was responsible for trading and operations support for various Asset Allocation and Multi-Managed portfolios. Sagar holds dual master’s degrees in Applied Finance and International Business from Queensland University of Technology, Australia and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Pune, India.
Lisa Sikic
New York Office Manager
Lisa joined Altum in February 2023 as Office Manager. Prior to joining Altum, Lisa worked as HR Generalist for Pareteum Corporation, a global Fin-Tech firm. At Pareteum, Lisa managed the Global Human Resources Department where she worked closely with compliance, maintaining and updating company contracts, files, surveys, and legal documents. Prior to taking on this role, she was the Executive Assistant to the CEO and CFO, managing press releases, collecting data, generating key metrics reports, and overseeing company presentations during investor relations meetings. Lisa led the New York Headquarters office, while maintaining close contact with offices across Europe and Asia. Previously, Lisa worked as an Administrative Assistant at Centric Brands, a global brand management company. Lisa graduated with a BPS in Fashion Merchandising from LIM College in 2011.
Clionadh Pegrum
London Office Manager
Clionadh joined Altum in April 2023 as the Office Manager for the London office. She started her career in radio in Ireland but has been working in finance since 2010. She has experience in Compliance, Operational HR, Credit Control and Office Management. She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from TU Dublin, Ireland.