Conifer Financial Services LLC has hired industry heavyweight Jeff Strauss to join its business development team as managing director, based in New York.
Strauss previously held several senior roles at various fund administrators, most recently as president of Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services.
He spent most of his career at Goldman Sachs and also helped launch the prime brokerage business at Smith Barney.
Conifer, headquartered in San Francisco, offers fund administration, middle-office and tax services to the asset management industry.
Jack McDonald, CEO of Conifer, said: "We are thrilled to have someone of Jeff Strauss's experience and expertise join our team.”
“My partners and I have known him for years and view him as a true leader in the fund services industry.”
Strauss added: "The fund administration industry continues to evolve, with increasing demands from regulators and investors alike."
"As a competitor, I've long admired Conifer's reputation for exceptional client service and enviable technology. I'm also attracted by their strategic focus on exciting new areas of the business that others are ignoring. I'm very excited to be joining the team at such an exciting time in Conifer's history."
