Alumni

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MARKETING ASSISTANT

2021–2023

Ana is a former Marketing Assistant at 18 Salisbury Capital and a Business Development Executive at CARMA, which offers media intelligence services that cover all forms of traditional and digital media. Most notable in Ana’s career and indeed her big break after her job as Bar Supervisor at FINEPRINT was her securing a role as Marketing Assistant at 18 Salisbury Capital, particularly due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson. At 18 Salisbury Capital, Ana worked directly under hedge fund veteran Michael for two years in spearheading the firm’s marketing initiatives. Ana holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Physiotherapy from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute.

INVESTMENT ANALYST INTERN

2023–2024

Corrine is a former Investment Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) undergraduate student at Hong Kong University (HKU), specializing in Finance and Accounting. Corrine began her career as a Data Analyst Intern at Wizpresso, an AI-driven RegTech SaaS platform. Corrine then interned at CASH Financial Services Group in Securities Client Services and Due Diligence. Corrine rose to career prominence, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, when she secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment Analyst Intern. At 18 Salisbury Capital, Corrine was involved in research for the fund’s special situations trading strategies alongside assisting with the firm's private capital market solutions. After 18 Salisbury Capital, Corrine worked as an Investment Banking Analyst Intern at the newly established Fern Win Capital, covering US capital markets, NASDAQ IPO advisory, and Mergers & Acquisitions advisory.

INVESTMENT AND OPERATIONS ANALYST INTERN

2023

Kassymzhomart ("Kas") is a former Investment and Operations Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student at Hong Kong Baptist University, for which he was awarded a full scholarship. Kas is now an Algorithmic and Arbitrage Research Analyst Intern at Singular Global, a decentralized derivatives exchange. Before Singular Global, Kas interned in Technology and Operations at Societe Generale's investment bank. Notably to Kas, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Kas secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment and Operations Analyst Intern. Kas began his career as a Finance Analyst Intern at Pirata Group, well-reputed in the hospitality sector.

INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE INTERN

2023-2024

Kenta is a former Investment Associate Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) candidate at Hong Kong University (HKU). During Kenta’s MBA candidacy, Kenta interned at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment Associate Intern, a notable feat due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson. At 18 Salisbury Capital, Kenta analyzed investment opportunities in the Japanese equities market, both long and short, and wrote investment memos for collaboration with the Head of Trading. Before 18 Salisbury Capital, Kenta worked at Recruit as a Strategy Consultant, specializing in school admissions, for three years. Kenta began his career at Keyence, driving initiatives to optimize selling automated sensors, for four years. Kenta holds a Bachelor of Arts from Waseda University, during which he went on exchange at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Finally, Kenta fosters a deep interest in digital marketing, advertising sales, project management, and financial investments.

INVESTMENT ANALYST INTERN

2024

Kezia is a former Investment Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and an undergraduate student at Hong Kong University (HKU), majoring in Economics and Finance, for which she is expected to receive 1st Class Honours. Kezia is now on exchange for a year at the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business. Kezia began her career at Wagely, an Asia-based wellbeing app for employees as a Corporate Strategy Intern. Thereafter, Kezia shifted her career goals into institutional investing with a series of internships relating to such within the realm of high finance. After Wagely, Kezia became an Investment Research Intern at Webull, a global investing platform with an APAC Equities remit. Notably to Kezia, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Kezia then secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment Analyst Intern. Most recently, Kezia was a Global Markets Intern at EFG in Equities and Structured Products Trading.

INVESTMENT ANALYST INTERN

2021

Matthew is a former Investment Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and an undergraduate student at the University of California Berkeley, double majoring in Data Science and Political Economy. For the 2023/2024 academic year, Matthew went on exchange for a year at the London School of Economics (LSE). Landing an internship at a hedge fund is especially challenging, and most would agree such a feat would be almost impossible to accomplish at 18. Nevertheless, Matthew at 18, being a distant relative of Stephen Yuen, leveraged this family connection to secure an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment Analyst Intern, a kickstart to his career, amplified by the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson. Indeed, Matthew played a significant role in the hedge fund’s launch. Matthew then leveraged his experience at 18 Salisbury Capital—and his subsequent track record speaks for itself, notably and including, but not limited to, becoming a Research Assistant at Harvard Business School (HBS) and landing employment at the prestigious investment bank PJT Partners as an Investment Banking Analyst in Restructuring and Special Situations.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYST INTERN

2023

Nikita is a former Quantitative Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and an undergraduate student at the City University of Hong Kong (CUHK), pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance. Nikita’s career aspirations revolve around institutional investing and trading, as evidenced by his internships. Nikita began his career interning at Pantheum Partners, a long/short equity hedge fund. Nikita is now a Macro Quant Strategist Intern at ExodusPoint Capital Management, a macro-driven hedge fund. Stemming from Nikita’s exceptional performance, ExodusPoint Capital Management invited Nikita for a return internship. Before Nikita’s second stint at ExodusPoint, Nikita was a Sales and Trading Summer Analyst at HSBC. At HSBC, Nikita rotated on the G10 FX/STIR Trading and Wealth Sales desks—and received a return offer. Notably to Nikita at the start of his career, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Nikita secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as a Quantitative Analyst Intern before ExodusPoint Capital Management, working on enhancing risk-adjusted returns for Robert's statistical arbitrage book.

QUANTITATIVE ASSOCIATE INTERN

2023-2024

Quincy is a former Quantitative Associate Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and has four years of professional experience in quantitative roles that often involve a meaningful degree of machine learning. Quincy began his career as a Research Engineer at Lifespans, a medical device venture aiming to radically improve the way that bone fracture repair implants are designed for elderly patients with soft bones. At Lifespans, Quincy worked on smooth particle hydrodynamics for virtual implant testing. Quincy then became an AI Researcher for SenseTime, an AI software company focused on creating a better AI-empowered future through innovation. Quincy worked on computer vision research on OCR, GAN, and object detection. Fancying a change of industry, Quincy transitioned into high finance and became a Quantitative Developer at Itarle, where he worked on high-frequency trading, adopting C++ and Python. Most recently, and notably to Quincy, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Quincy secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as a Quantitative Associate Intern, despite Robert having rejected Quincy for an internship at Robert's proprietary trading firm Longshanks Capital. At 18 Salisbury Capital, Quincy worked on alpha generation for Robert's statistical arbitrage book, with a focus on pairs trading. As Robert can attest, the dual Oxford-Cambridge combination never ceases to amaze. Quincy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from the University of Cambridge with 1st Class Honours and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Oxford. Quincy is now pursuing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from Imperial College London.

INVESTMENT ANALYST INTERN

2023

Rachel is a former Investment Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and an undergraduate student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Global Business and, impressively, is on the Dean's List. Rachel began her career as a Business Development Intern at risk and financial consultancy firm Kroll. Notably to Rachel, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Rachel secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as an Investment Analyst Intern. After 18 Salisbury Capital, Rachel became an Investment Banking Intern at corporate finance house Asian Capital. And after Asian Capital, Rachel joined ValQuest Advisory, a boutique valuation services provider, as a Valuation Advisory Intern. Rachel is now an Investment Banking Intern in Renewables Mergers & Acquisitions at Green Horizon Capital Partners, a Mergers & Acquisitions services provider.

HEAD OF PRIVATE CAPITAL MARKETS · INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL

2021-2022

Stan was formerly Head of Private Capital Markets and an Investment Professional at 18 Salisbury Capital and joined the firm as a formative employee. Stan left 18 Salisbury Capital after a business dispute with the company relating to alleged transgressions by 18 Salisbury Capital that include, but are not limited to, continuous workplace abuse from Stephen Yuen, such as Stephen having to other employee(s) Stan as a "loser" on multiple occasions, and alleged withholding of salary, which would likely amount to a criminal offense. The dispute evolved into a signed settlement agreement that Stephen, likely unlawfully, rescinded before the contract's end date, when the firm was in a distressed financial state. After 18 Salisbury Capital, Stan, onto brighter pastures, moved to Singapore and is now an Investment Professional at Provident Capital Partners, a private investment group that builds businesses from startups across multiple sectors. Before 18 Salisbury Capital, Stan was Director at Argonaut for a decade, where he was involved in Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and Restructuring. Stan began his career as an Executive at the Macquarie Group. Stan holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Johannesburg.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYST INTERN

2024

Tsz Chung Poon is a former Quantitative Analyst Intern at 18 Salisbury Capital and an undergraduate student at Hong Kong University (HKU), majoring in Quantitative Finance. At HKU, Tsz Chung Poon worked part-time as a Teaching Assistant for the Computer Science department. Notably to Tsz Chung Poon, due to the elevated status of Founders Robert Kehres and Michael Gibson, Tsz Chung Poon then secured an internship at 18 Salisbury Capital as a Quantitative Analyst Intern. At 18 Salisbury Capital, Tsz Chung Poon was involved in enhancing risk-adjusted returns for Robert's statistical arbitrage book with quantitative analytical methodologies Tsz Chung Poon acquired at HKU.