Ashvin Murthy is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of AVM Capital. He launched the AVM Global Opportunity Fund in 2016, a macro investment strategy with an established track record of delivering attractive risk adjusted returns.

Ashvin began his career in finance in the Fixed Income division at UBS. He was involved in trading complex derivatives across the Fixed Income spectrum, a journey that involved working in 4 different teams across Singapore, London and Zurich. He then moved to Hong Kong to lead the FX Options Team at Natixis. This breadth of experience in financial markets enabled Ashvin to develop a proprietary strategy that delivers robust and steady returns through different economic regimes.

Ashvin was awarded a scholarship by the Singapore Public Service Commission to study Engineering in France. He graduated with a Diplome d’Ingenieur (Master of Science in Engineering) from Ecole Centrale Paris and received the Bourse d’Excellence Eiffel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France. Ashvin then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Financial Engineering from Columbia University in 2003.

Serena Teoh is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of AVM Capital, bringing over 16 years of experience across the hedge fund and banking industries.

Prior to joining AVM Capital, Serena served as Chief Risk Officer at Southern Ridges Capital, where she oversaw risk management, product control and fund accounting.

Earlier in her career, she held risk roles at the Bank for International Settlements (Switzerland), Maybank and Credit Suisse.

Serena holds a Bachelor of Science (Statistics) from the National University of Singapore and is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Leon Lee is Head of Business Development at AVM Capital. He brings to the team more than 25 years of experience in the asset management and private wealth management industries.

Leon started his career in the Asset Management Industry working closely with Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds and Insurance Companies. He then spent more than 15 years in private banking as a senior relationship manager and team leader, serving family offices and UHNW Individuals. He was Managing Director at Bank of Singapore and subsequently, Citi Private Bank.

Leon graduated from University of Western Australia with majors in Accounting and Finance in 1997. He is a CFA charterholder and previously served as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.