Brett Lane

Brett Lane manages Commonfund′s Business Development effort which provides a range of traditional and alternative investment solutions to institutional clients and their consultants across endowment, foundations, as well as public and corporate pension plans, registered investment advisors and family offices as well as sovereign wealth funds. Prior to overseeing Business Development, Brett was with Commonfund′s Hedge Fund Strategies Group where he oversaw business development, investor relations, and product development. Before joining Commonfund in 2012, Brett spent five years at HSBC where he was the Americas Head of Sales & Marketing for HSBC Alternative Investments and Alternative Investments Product Manager for the Americas. Prior to HSBC, he was a Senior Vice President with Mercantile Alternative Investments, a division of Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company in Baltimore, Maryland where he oversaw alternative investment products and distribution including a proprietary registered fund of hedge fund family. Prior, Brett held various institutional distribution and consulting roles at Credit Suisse First Boston and BT Alex. Brown. Brett has been published in both The Daily Record and On Wall Street, has been quoted on the topic of hedge funds in publications such as Buyside Magazine, Barron’s, and Business Week, and speaks frequently at industry conferences on the topic of alternative investments. He holds numerous securities licenses and received a B.A. from Randolph-Macon College in Virginia.