Auctus Fora Limited Investment Committee
Dr Ana Cukic Armstrong
Ph.D
Dr. Ana Cukic Armstrong, Ph.D., is a Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Joint Managing Partner, and Portfolio Manager at Armstrong Investment Managers LLP. Dr. Armstrong served as the Head of Portfolio Strategy and Construction in the multi-manager offering at Insight Investment Management Limited. She previously worked in a similar role at UBS for three years, heading portfolio construction within the UBS Managed Accounts Programmes group. Dr. Armstrong has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia. She holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance from Imperial College, London.
Countess Jean Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Sustainable and Impact Investments in Frontier Markets
Jean Ahlefeldt-Laurvig is a specialist in CSR and Impact investing and a longtime advocate of more equitable and productive global partnerships. With focus on Africa she has for over a decade advised commercial entities and investors looking to do business and invest in Sub Saharan regions.
In 2011 Jean joined the Chinese sustainable development Hanwang Forum in Beijing and later appointed a member of their Honorary council in Pathway international that serves as an incubator for public-private-partnerships between China and the rest of the world.
Leveraging on her network and extensive knowledge of corporate and investment communities Jean founded ASDO (African sustainable development office) - a consultancy and gateway for Family Office and foundations looking to invest in Africa. Alongside ASDO Jean joined Ebullio Capital management LLP, a London based Commodity Hedge Fund with focus on natural resources, further extending her expertise relevant to investors on the African continent. Jean’s knowledge is also employed within the trends forecasting industry, where her roles include board membership of Kjaer-Global, with specific responsibility for Africa-focused topics.
Nicholas Jones
Private Equity and Real Estate Investment professional
Nick is a founding Director of Intuition Capital, a specialist investment house for Sports, FinTech and Media businesses, and has had a portfolio of both online and offline gaming, sporting, media and entertainment interests.
Nick previously had 8 years working as a Government bond trader and a bond broker, and now has more than 15 years’ experience in the Private Equity world where he has helped fund and manage a portfolio of interests. As well as working directly with a number of early stage businesses, Nick also works closely with a number of family offices in London, specialising in structuring, investing in and developing new opportunities for and on behalf of these various offices. This includes sourcing and developing successfully a number of unique and interesting property assets.