About the Author

David Walker is a widely acknowledged expert on the hedge fund industry. He was employed as an account director at Rostron Parry Ltd in 2008 while editing this report. Rostron Parry is a press relations firm based in London specialising in hedge fund / alternatives PR as well as press work for exchanges, among other clients. He also edited Hedge Funds Review for four years, and has written about hedge funds for six years.

Before editing Hedge Funds Review he worked on MultiManager Magazine focussing on traditional funds of funds and funds of hedge funds, and on Investor's Week for the retail finance audience in London. He has also worked on the business and other sections at The Age daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. He has chaired and spoken at hedge fund industry events in London, Bermuda, Dubai, and Dublin, spoken on hedge funds on CNBC and CNN, and led a regular family office showcase event in London while with Hedge Funds Review. He has also written on hedge funds for The Hedge Fund Journal, and most recently for Financial News.