Monica Hsiao, Founder and CIO, Triada Capital “The industry’s next $1bn female led hedge fund, why not?‪”‬ AAAIM High ELI

My guest for today’s podcast is Monica Hsiao, Founder and CIO of Triada Capital, an Asian Credit Long/Short Fund.  Monica is as amazing as they come, having launched Triada after a successful career as a corporate lawyer, proprietary trader, and portfolio manager.  We talk about Monica’s grandmother’s early influence on her life, the initiative she took to see the world outside of Guam, and learn about her path from lawyer to proprietary trading to starting her own fund, globetrotting from Guam to California to New York to London to Hong Kong.  Along the way, Monica shares some great insights about avoiding “the mommy track”, “leveraging her legal background to differentiate herself as an investor”, “starting a new business line within CQS”, and “overcoming the odds and starting her fund with just $7 mn” Post this podcast recording, Triada Capital was recently named the “Best Asian Credit Long-Short Fund” from Eurekahedge, I am sure a very proud moment for Monica and a validation of the bet she made on herself.  Joining me on this podcast as guest host is Sasha Kus, a Partner with Albourne Partners.  In addition to her day job advising investors on portfolio construction and manager selection, Sasha also leads Albourne Partners’ diversity initiatives to identify and uncover diverse and emerging managers.  Please enjoy my conversation with Monica and Sasha.