Alan Howard

Alan Howard co-founded Brevan Howard in 2003 with four partners after working at Credit Suisse. The firm grew to manage over $40 billion at its peak, making it Europe's largest macro hedge fund. Howard specializes in global interest rates, currencies, and macro fundamentals. Brevan Howard maintained an unusually consistent record during the 2008 financial crisis and other turbulent periods. Howard has also made personal investments in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The firm is known for its secretive culture and exceptional risk management across multiple market cycles. Brevan Howard's ability to generate positive returns during periods of market stress, including the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-market dislocation, has cemented its reputation as one of the most sophisticated risk management organizations in global macro investing, attracting capital from the most demanding institutional investors worldwide.