Mehraj Mattoo

Mehraj Mattoo

Nationality	Indian / British
Occupation	Banker/Author

Mehraj Mattoo (महराज मट्टू (Hindi)) is the founder of Commonwealth Asset Management^[1] and the former Global Head of Commerzbank Alternative Investment Strategies (COMAS), one of the largest hedge fund groups globally (Investhedge 2009; The Billion Dollar Club).^[2] Prior to Commerzbank, Dr. Mattoo was the Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking arm of Dresdner Bank, the second largest bank in Germany. ^[3] Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank merged in 2009 to form one of the largest banks in Europe. Prior to Dresdner Kleinwort, Dr. Mattoo was the Global Co-Head of the Fund Derivatives Group at BNP Paribas, the largest French/global bank by assets, where he pioneered the use of structured products on alternative investments, especially hedge funds.^[4]Dr. Mattoo is a former Executive Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and a Director of NatWest Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Britain's largest bank, National Westminster Bank, now part of RBS Group. In 2006, Dr. Mattoo caused controversy by launching a joint research programme with Imperial College that aims to de-construct hedge funds using artificial intelligence.^[5] Commerzbank claimed significant performance gains from the programme. Dr. Mattoo is a leading commentator on hedge funds and a known critic of the traditional fund of hedge funds model.^[6] Dr. Mattoo was born in India but was educated at Britain's Imperial College. He holds MBA, MSc and PhD (Financial Economics) degrees from London University. Dr. Mattoo was the inaugural NatWest Research Fellow at Imperial College (1986–1989) and a Visiting Research Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management.^[7] Dr. Mattoo is the author of Structured Derivatives published by the Financial Times, London (1997) and is a recipient of the Diploma of Imperial College (DIC).^[8] ^[9]