Since 2008, Shiv Srinivasan has been the Chief Investment Officer - Active Investments at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. He manages Hedge Funds, Global Credit, Insurance and Absolute Return Strategies Portfolio as part of Active Investment Strategies Division. He previously spent seven years at Optima Fund Management in New York, where he was the Deputy Chief Investment Officer. Before joining Optima, Shiv spent four years with Goldman Sachs in New York as a Trader in the Equities Division, and he earlier worked for four years with HSBC as a Product Manager. He graduated with an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.