Fernando Walter Lolo
Founder

Fernando Walter Lolo, CAIA specializes in Alternative Investment, World-Macro events, Cryptocurrencies, and Volatility trading strategies.

He founded Directional Alpha, which was first a private asset management fund, and thereafter, it converged into a consulting firm. The firm focuses on tail risk, volatility trading, hedging, geopolitical international finance, financial modeling, quantitative analysis, hedge fund strategies, financial crises, and global-macro events. Fernando went through a difficult thought process of traditional financial methods. His approach is unconventional.

He advised on international finance, Financial Stability Board (FSB), and G-20 related topics at the Ministry of Economy of Argentina. Prior to that, he worked in finance and alternative investments at the World Bank Group based in Washington, DC. Before that, he worked in finance in Latin America (LATAM).

Fernando strategized his specialization for a long period of time by following a "Mosaic" approach in different Ivy-leagues and other Institutions, which also included unconventional education. He holds an MBA, a Master in Finance, and Post-graduate Degrees in financial engineering, fund management, and strategy from Harvard University, Columbia University, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the CAIA designation (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst).

During his career, Fernando worked in the USA, Emerging Markets, and Europe.