The People Behind the Capital
Our partners bring decades of institutional experience across global markets, private equity, and quantitative research.
Managing Partner & CEO
Denis Dobrochasov
Denis is the founder and Managing Partner of Andava Capital. He oversees the firm's overarching investment philosophy, focusing on macroeconomic trends, options strategies, and systematic trading models. An entrepreneur and asset manager with deep expertise in corporate structuring and risk management, Denis drives Andava's mission to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns through disciplined, asymmetric positioning.
Focus
Macro Strategy & Portfolio Construction
Credentials
Partner, Private Markets
Isabelle Marchetti
Isabelle leads Andava's private markets practice, with a focus on direct lending, real assets, and co-investment opportunities. Prior to Andava, she spent 14 years at KKR and Apollo Global Management structuring complex credit transactions across Europe and North America.
Focus
Private Credit & Real Assets
Credentials
Partner, Quantitative Research
David Chen
David oversees Andava's quantitative research division, developing systematic models for risk premia harvesting and factor-based allocation. He holds a PhD in Financial Mathematics from Stanford and previously led quantitative research at Two Sigma and Renaissance Technologies.
Focus
Systematic Strategies & Risk Models
Credentials
Partner, Investor Relations
Priya Nair
Priya manages Andava's relationships with institutional investors, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds across Asia, the Middle East, and North America. She brings 16 years of experience in institutional sales and capital formation from her tenure at BlackRock and Carlyle.
Focus
Institutional Capital & Investor Relations
Credentials
Advisory Board
Senior advisors who provide strategic counsel across regulatory, geopolitical, and sector-specific domains.
Monetary Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Sir Robert Ashford
Former Governor, Bank of England
Emerging Markets & Capital Flows
Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou
Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School
Sovereign Debt & Geopolitical Risk
James Okafor
Former Deputy Secretary, US Treasury
Global Macro & Currency Markets
Elena Vasquez
Former Managing Director, IMF
