Randel (Randy) Freeman - Co-Head / Co-CIO, GAM Alternatives (GAMAlts)
Randy became Co-Head of GAM Alternatives in July 2024. He will work to build out GAM's alternative investment capabilities as Co-Head / Co-CIO of our new specialist alternative investments unit: GAM Alternatives (GAMAlts).
Randel (Randy) Freeman has over 30 years of experience in the global hedge fund investment management industry, having managed a range of alternative investment funds and managed accounts during his career. From 2017 to 2023, Randy was a member of the Investment Committee of SSVL Monaco, a Monaco based activist fund focused on small and mid-cap European companies. 2014 to 2016, Randy was the CIO of the Fortress Centaurus Global Fund. In 2000, Randy co-founded Centaurus Capital, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund group with AUM at its peak of USD 5 billion, where he served as CEO and CIO until 2014 when the business was sold to the Fortress Investment Group. Prior to this, he was co-head of the Risk Arbitrage division at Banque Paribas in London and an Associate at Goldman Sachs in New York. Randy is a CFA Charter holder and has an MBA from the University of Chicago, CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in ESG investing, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and a Certificate in Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis from PRI Academy. Randy holds American/British/Swiss nationalities.
