Middle and Back Office

Anna joined Algebris Investments as General Counsel in 2016 and took on the role of Group Chief Operating Officer in February 2020.

After graduating with a degree in law from Cambridge University in 2006, Anna joined leading law firm Allen & Overy LLP where she trained and qualified as a solicitor into the corporate department in 2009.

During her time there she focussed on M&A and ECM and completed two secondments at Barclays Capital and Lloyds Banking Group.

Prior to joining Algebris Investments, Anna spent two years as Group Deputy General Counsel at Shore Capital, an independent investment group listed on AIM and specialising in asset management, principal finance and equity capital market activities.

Craig joined Algebris in 2019 as Global Senior HR Manager and is responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of Algebris human resources plans and programmes worldwide.

Prior to Algebris, Craig spent almost 6 years at Kirkland & Ellis in London – a US law firm dealing predominately in private equity matters – where he oversaw a growth in headcount of around 350% and led the introduction or enhancement of a number of policies, procedures and initiatives. Before that he held a position at Cleary Gottlieb, another US law firm in London. Before joining Cleary, he worked in both New Zealand and Australia for around a year each.

Outside of work, Craig enjoys sport, travelling, and exploring the coffee scene of any city he finds himself in.

Dimitri joined Algebris in 2019 to strengthen the fund risk oversight in the Risk department. His responsibilities include monitoring market risk, quantifying the investment risk and developing the operational risk framework. 

Prior to joining Algebris, he held various front office roles over the past 15 years at a London-based hedge fund, as a trading systems engineer, quant and model risk manager. He started his carrier as a software engineering in leading telecommunications companies. 

Dimitri holds an MEng degree in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence.

Giovanni joined Algebris Investments in 2019 and is Group Chief Technology Officer, focusing on driving digital innovation and delivering efficiency and cybersecurity across the business.

Prior to joining Algebris, Giovanni was Head of Digital and Open Innovation at Unipol Group, a leading Italian insurance company. He started his career at Accenture, then he held Head of IT role in a NPL company, which started up, and in a publishing company.

Giovanni holds a degree in chemical engineering from Milan Polytechnic.

He has three children, enjoys skiing and sailing and is a committed music lover and DJ.

Joss joined Algebris Investments in March 2022 as Head of Finance. His primary focus is overseeing financial and reporting matters across the Group. 

He has 20 years’ experience working across financial services, most recently as Financial Controller at a private Bank, and various roles at Global Bank including Head of Financial Control for Africa Retail & Business Bank in South Africa. Joss holds a BSc in Accounting from the University of Hull and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has two children and is a keen sportsman, who was a competitive Squash player in his youth. He now enjoys running with a few half marathon’s completed in recent years.

Nazia joined Algebris in 2016 and is Head of Operations.

She has previously worked for TCI Fund Services where she provided operational support for TCI Fund Management and all the affiliated funds. Prior to that Nazia held middle office roles in Goldman Sachs, Jeffries and CQS.

Nazia holds a First-Class Honours degree in Economics from Brunel University.

She is a keen traveller and in 2013, spent 7 months backpacking around South America and Antarctica..

Polina is the Chief Executive Officer of Algebris Investments (Ireland) Limited, the fund management company for Algebris UCITS and several AIF funds.

Polina joined Algebris in 2016, and previously served as Assistant General Counsel, with responsibility for legal, regulatory, and commercial matters across the Algebris Group globally.

Polina is admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, England, and Wales. She holds degrees from the London School of Economics, UCLA, and the Irish Institute of Banking.