Alternative Investments Benchmarking Survey 2020 Executive Summary
Dale Gillette
Director, Consulting
Dale Gillette has more than 25 years of information systems
experience in the investment industry managing projects in the areas of
data management, portfolio analytics, performance measurement &
attribution, data warehouses, and client reporting. At Cutter
Associates, Dale works in the firm’s Strategy & Data Management
practices.
Dale has extensive experience conducting current state assessments, developing strategic plans, vendor selections, and managing complex implementations with mixed teams. Dale's career has included roles as an internal IT manager for asset managers and custodians, as well as managing client services and professional services teams for software vendors and he brings all of these perspectives to his work at Cutter.
Prior to joining Cutter Associates, Dale was a principal consultant at Eagle Investment Systems, where he was a practice leader focusing on data management, data warehouse, and performance and attribution implementations. In this capacity, he was responsible for defining project scope, statements of work, and project governance standards. While at Eagle, Dale also played a key leadership role in launching the Managed Services team. Dale also spent six years at Wellington Management Company managing a team of systems analysts, project managers, and consultants supporting the information technology needs of Relationship Management, Marketing, and Business Development in three U.S. and five global offices. There, he was responsible for ongoing development and maintenance of the data warehouse, data marts, client reporting, and client extranet.
Earlier in his career, Dale spent time as a consultant for Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for ongoing development and support of a data warehouse and portfolio management application supporting the Global Asset Allocation team.
Dale holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.
Jon Chandler
Director, Research
Jon Chandler has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Cutter Associates in 2014, Jon was a senior business analyst for State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), where he was involved in a number of projects for the front and middle office, including UAT design and execution for an order management system (Fidessa IMS), the implementation of a web-based due diligence platform (FundInsight), and an enterprise solution to support blended benchmarks. Prior to his project roles, Jon was a principal in fixed income trade operations at SSGA. He has extensive experience with post-trade operations and applications, such as OASYS/CTM, PORTIA, MBSExpert, and FailStation. Jon earned a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Florida and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Recent research assignments and publications include the following:
- Alternative Investment Systems
- Cutter Benchmarking: Alternative Investments
- Cutter Benchmarking: Derivatives and Collateral Management
- Cutter Benchmarking: Investment Risk
- Cutter Benchmarking: Performance Measurement and Attribution
- Derivatives and Collateral Management Solutions
- Execution Management Systems
- Managed Data Services
- Order Management Systems
- Outsourcing Solutions
- Performance Measurement and Attribution Systems
- Portfolio Analytics Solutions
- Private Debt
- Risk Management Systems
- The Evolving Front Office Support Model
Shankar Subramanian
Consulting Principal – Public Funds and Compliance
Shankar Subramanian has over 25 years of industry experience in investment management and technology solutions. Shankar has a deep understanding of investment data management, portfolio management, risk management, investment accounting, and alternative investments. At Cutter Associates, he heads the Risk and Compliance practice, helping client with investment risk management, and asset allocation, as well as providing support for compliance with consulting on trading forensics, communication surveillance, regulatory reporting, and guideline compliance. He advises on, and designs, operating models, selects systems, and implements business and technology solutions. He also leads development of Cutter’s alternative investments practices and the firm’s efforts to provide thought leadership and strategic and tactical advice to asset owner clients.
Prior to joining Cutter, Shankar held senior roles at IBM Global Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), advising clients and leading global delivery teams in large engagements. Shankar holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA in finance and information systems from the Indian Institute of Management.