Key Takeaways
- • Vinod Paul, President of Align Managed Services, has been appointed Chair of the Hedge Fund Association's (HFA) Cybersecurity Committee, according to a Business Wire release.
- • Paul will lead HFA efforts to deliver practical cybersecurity education, perspectives and forums on evolving cyber threats, regulatory expectations and risk-management practices for alternative investment professionals.
- • Paul will also support the HFA Executive Committee on talent recruitment for his team and on events focused on cybersecurity's growing importance to the industry.
- • Align CEO Jim Dooling framed the appointment as extending the firm's decades-long commitment to protecting alternative investment firms from cyberattacks beyond its client base.
Summary
Align, a Dallas-headquartered provider of technology infrastructure and managed IT services, announced that Vinod Paul, President of Align Managed Services, has been appointed Chair of the Hedge Fund Association's Cybersecurity Committee, according to the company's Business Wire release. The HFA, founded in 1996, describes itself as an international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization whose membership spans hedge funds, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate and wealth management firms, RIAs, family offices, private banks, institutional investors and financial services providers.
In the chair role, Paul will lead efforts to provide alternative investment professionals with practical education, informed perspectives and forums for exchanging ideas on evolving cyber threats, regulatory expectations and risk-management practices. He will also assist the HFA Executive Committee with talent recruitment for his team and with the development of events focused on cybersecurity's growing importance to the alternative investment industry. The HFA's Cybersecurity Committee brings together industry executives and technology experts to expand awareness, address emerging threats and encourage cyber resilience.
Jim Dooling, Founder and CEO of Align, said protecting the alternative investment community from cyberattacks has been a core part of the firm's Managed Services business for decades and that Paul has played a significant role in shaping that mission. Dooling said Paul's HFA leadership would extend that commitment to the industry as a whole.
Paul cited the risks posed by artificial intelligence, stating that AI is making cyberattacks more convincing and scalable while firms adopt the technology faster than governance can keep pace. He said his goal at HFA is to cut through the noise and help the industry make informed, practical cybersecurity decisions.
Paul oversees Align's managed services offerings, including Align Cybersecurity, and according to the release has spent more than two decades helping alternative investment firms strengthen cyber defenses and manage technology risk. His recognitions include a place on Channel Futures' Most Influential MSP Leaders list and the title of Technology Leader of the Year at the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards, where Align also received the Best Cybersecurity & Data Protection Solution award.
In the chair role, Paul will lead efforts to provide alternative investment professionals with practical education, informed perspectives and forums for exchanging ideas on evolving cyber threats, regulatory expectations and risk-management practices. He will also assist the HFA Executive Committee with talent recruitment for his team and with the development of events focused on cybersecurity's growing importance to the alternative investment industry. The HFA's Cybersecurity Committee brings together industry executives and technology experts to expand awareness, address emerging threats and encourage cyber resilience.
Jim Dooling, Founder and CEO of Align, said protecting the alternative investment community from cyberattacks has been a core part of the firm's Managed Services business for decades and that Paul has played a significant role in shaping that mission. Dooling said Paul's HFA leadership would extend that commitment to the industry as a whole.
Paul cited the risks posed by artificial intelligence, stating that AI is making cyberattacks more convincing and scalable while firms adopt the technology faster than governance can keep pace. He said his goal at HFA is to cut through the noise and help the industry make informed, practical cybersecurity decisions.
Paul oversees Align's managed services offerings, including Align Cybersecurity, and according to the release has spent more than two decades helping alternative investment firms strengthen cyber defenses and manage technology risk. His recognitions include a place on Channel Futures' Most Influential MSP Leaders list and the title of Technology Leader of the Year at the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards, where Align also received the Best Cybersecurity & Data Protection Solution award.
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