Fabio Savoldelli is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Columbia University, teaching Hedge Fund Selection and Investment in the MBA program. Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer for Optima Fund Management, a fund of funds. An industry veteran, Mr. Savoldelli was Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Alternative Strategies, CIO for the Americas at the Chase Manhattan Private Bank and Deputy CIO & Head of Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange at Swiss Bank Corp. Mr. Savoldelli received a DBS from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from the University of Windsor in Canada.