meet the team
Matt Proffitt
Matthew is the Founder and Managing Director of OCR Alpha, and oversees all teams internally. He founded OCR in 2015, and has overseen the firms growth since then. Matt is a graduate in Media and Business from the University of Leeds.
Managing Director
matthew@ocralpha.com
George leads our Quantitative Trading and Analytics team covering searches from mid-high frequency across multiple asset classes and products globally.
George Wilkins
Director - Quant Trading & Research george@ocralpha.com
Aneeka in part of our Front Office team, with a focus on Research across Equity and Fixed Income. She is a graduate from Kent University in Psychology.
Aneeka Avlani
Associate - Front Office Recruitment
aneeka@ocralpha.com
Ben covers trading and research talent across the fixed-income and broader macro space. He is a graduate of the University of Exeter.
Ben Cain
Will heads up OCR's Non-Investment team, who's coverage includes Middle Office, Marketing, Risk and Compliance. He joined OCR after graduating from the University of Nottingham.
Will Fieldhouse
Director - Non-Investment
Recruitment
will@ocralpha.com
Kieran looks after all Finance related mandates at OCR, including CFO’s, Fund Controllers, Financial Accounting and Corporate Accounting. He is a graduate from Newcastle University.
Kieran Belk
Senior Associate - Finance & Accounting Recruitment
kieran@ocralpha.com
Elliot is a senior Technology recruiter placing talent with buy side institutional clients. Specialties include Front and Middle office talent acquisition covering Quant Analyst, Quant Developers, Front Office Developers, Middle Office Developers, C++, Python, C# /.Net.
Elliot Broughton
Associate - Technology Recruitment
elliot@ocralpha.com
Vikki has over 16 years experience in various roles within recruitment. Having joined OCR in 2020 she is now responsible for all operational requirements of the business.
Vikki Argent
Business Manager
vikki@ocralpha.com
Mitch is a Senior Associate within our Portfolio Management selection process, focussing across all asset classes globally. He is a graduate in Finance from Griffith University in Australia
Mitchell Black
Senior Associate - Front Office Recruitment
mitchell@ocralpha.com
Tom Lunnon
Tom is an Associate within the Non-Investment team and specialises in Middle Office, Trade Support, Operations and Treasury. He joined OCR after several years in recruitment and is a graduate from Nottingham Trent University.
Associate - Non-Investment Recruitment
tom@ocralpha.com
Jed is a Director for our Front Office division, overseeing all of our Investment focussed mandates and taking a lead on all Portfolio Management searches.
Jed Hornyold
Director - Front Office Recruitment
jed@ocralpha.com
Matt is a Senior Associate, taking responsibility for all Junior and Graduate level hiring within this area. He has been with the team at OCR Alpha for over 3 years and is a graduate of Loughborough University.
Matt Thomas
Senior Associate -
Non-Investment Recruitment
matt.thomas@ocralpha.com
Chris specialises in Risk and Compliance and Legal mandates for buy side clients. A law graduate from West London, Chris is OCR’s subject matter expert for all Risk, Compliance and Legal roles.