Key Takeaways
- • Walleye Capital, a $17bn multi-strategy hedge fund, has appointed Jordan Tanner and Anna Dev to senior roles in its equity long-short business, according to Business Insider.
- • Jordan Tanner, formerly chief equities strategist at Balyasny Asset Management, will work to improve collaboration across fundamental equities, volatility and central strategy teams, including through artificial intelligence.
- • Anna Dev, who joins from Millennium Management, will lead investment talent recruitment and evaluate opportunities to back external managers.
- • Both hires are expected to start at Walleye in mid-2027.
- • The appointments follow the departure of Matt Giannini, who returns to Citadel for a third stint to support its equities expansion.
Summary
Walleye Capital has appointed two senior executives to its equity long-short business as the $17bn multi-strategy hedge fund continues to expand its investment platform, according to Business Insider. Jordan Tanner, formerly chief equities strategist at Balyasny Asset Management, and Anna Dev, who joins from Millennium Management, are expected to start at Walleye in mid-2027.
Tanner's mandate centers on improving collaboration across the firm's fundamental equities, volatility and central strategy teams, with a specific focus on integrating artificial intelligence into that work. Dev will be responsible for investment talent recruitment and for evaluating opportunities to back external managers, a function that points to a potential expansion of Walleye's allocation to outside investment talent.
The appointments come as Walleye continues to build out its equities business under Anil Gondi, a former Balyasny portfolio manager. The hires follow the departure of Matt Giannini, who served as chief operating officer of the division for less than a year. Giannini is returning to Citadel for a third spell at the firm, where he is expected to support the expansion of its equities business.
Tanner's mandate centers on improving collaboration across the firm's fundamental equities, volatility and central strategy teams, with a specific focus on integrating artificial intelligence into that work. Dev will be responsible for investment talent recruitment and for evaluating opportunities to back external managers, a function that points to a potential expansion of Walleye's allocation to outside investment talent.
The appointments come as Walleye continues to build out its equities business under Anil Gondi, a former Balyasny portfolio manager. The hires follow the departure of Matt Giannini, who served as chief operating officer of the division for less than a year. Giannini is returning to Citadel for a third spell at the firm, where he is expected to support the expansion of its equities business.
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