Team

Founders & Principals

Andrew Macken

Chief Investment Officer

Andrew Macken

Chief Investment Officer

Andrew established Montaka in 2015 in Sydney. Prior to this, Andrew lived in New York working as a senior member of Jim Chanos’ research team at Kynikos Associates, a multi-billion dollar global long short hedge fund. It was here where Andrew developed particular expertise in short portfolio management.

Prior to this, Andrew worked as a management consultant at Port Jackson Partners (PJP), a leading advisor to corporates based in Australia and abroad. At PJP, Andrew focused on corporate strategy for major clients in Australia and overseas.

Andrew holds a Master of Business Administration (Dean’s List) from the Columbia Business School in New York. Previous to this, Andrew also graduated with a Master of Commerce (High Distinction), focusing on Finance; and First Class Honours with a Bachelor of Engineering under a Co-Op Scholarship from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Andrew is a founding shareholder in Montaka Global Investments.

Christopher Demasi

Portfolio Manager

Christopher Demasi

Portfolio Manager

Christopher joined Montaka in January 2015 after more than four years with LFG, the private investment group of the Lowy family. Christopher was a senior member of the LFG investment team – a group focused on investing the family’s significant capital directly in public equities across a broad range of geographies and industries. After an initial period in Sydney, Christopher relocated to help LFG establish its New York office.

Prior to this, Christopher worked as a Research Analyst at One East Partners, a multi-billion dollar global long/short fund based in New York, where he concentrated on fundamental and event-driven global equity investments. He began his career in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in Sydney.

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Double Major in Actuarial Studies and Finance) with High Distinction under a Co-Op Scholarship from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Christopher is a founding shareholder of Montaka Global Investments.

Investment Research

Amit Nath

Director of Research

Amit Nath

Director of Research

Amit joined Montaka in April 2018 after spending seven years as a credit analyst at Credit Agricole and Citigroup, based in New York. Prior to this, Amit was an investment banker with Citigroup for five years in New York and Sydney, focusing on Media and Telecoms; Metals and Mining; and Consumer Products.

Amit holds a Master of Commerce and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Lachlan Mackay

Senior Research Analyst

Lachlan Mackay

Senior Research Analyst

Lachlan joined Montaka in July 2018 after studying at the University of California, Berkeley where he holds a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Mathematics and Computer Science). He brings immense value to our research and portfolio construction processes.

Business Development

Aafy Babar

Marketing Director

Aafy Babar

Marketing Director

Aafy joined Montaka in 2019 to help coordinate Montaka’s marketing and communications. She holds an MBA in Marketing and has nearly a decade of experience in fields such as market research, business consulting, digital and offline marketing.

Jeremie Stanojevic

Finance & Operations Manager

Jeremie Stanojevic

Finance & Operations Manager

Jeremie joined Montaka in August 2022. She comes to Montaka with over two decades of experience in Financial services, Investment Management and IT sectors across financial control, accounting, administration, business operations and systems implementation. Jeremie is a CPA member and holds a Bachelor of Business, Accounting degree from Western Sydney University.

Strategic Partners

Matthew Briggs

Dulwich Capital Partners

Matthew Briggs

Dulwich Capital Partners

Matthew founded Dulwich Capital Partners in 2024 and partners with Montaka to cater to the intermediaries segment, leveraging his extensive experience. Prior to this venture, Matthew was the Investment Specialist at Montaka, where he led all intermediary relationships, including advisers, consultants and researchers.

Previously, Matthew was a director of institutional distribution at Bennelong Funds Management, covering institutional investors and consultants in Australia. Before that, he had an eleven-year career at the investment bank Citi, starting in London and later moving to Sydney, where he was most recently the head of prime finance in Australia.

Alistair Dunne

Hillcrest Strategic Partners

Alistair Dunne

Hillcrest Strategic Partners

Alistair founded Hillcrest Strategic Partners in 2021 and partnered with Montaka to expand the coverage of the Australian intermediary market, also in 2021.

Alistair is a distribution executive with over 20 years’ experience in the industry, building strong relationships across advice groups across Australia. He most recently ran distribution for Contango Asset Management and is best known for his time at BT Investments and UBS Asset Management.

Damian Craven

Hillcrest Strategic Partner

Damian Craven

Hillcrest Strategic Partner

Damian founded Hillcrest Strategic Partners in 2021 and partnered with Montaka to expand the coverage of the Australian intermediary market, also in 2021.

Damian is a distribution executive with over 20 years’ experience in the industry, building strong relationships across advice groups across Australia. He most recently ran retail distribution for Contango Asset Management and is best known for his 6 years with Magellan Financial Group starting to 2010.

Team

Founders & Principals

Andrew Macken

Christopher Demasi

Investment Research

Amit Nath

Lachlan Mackay

Business Development

Aafy Babar

Jeremie Stanojevic

Strategic Partners

Matthew Briggs

Alistair Dunne

Damian Craven

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