Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin
Suhaimi is the CEO of Quantedge Capital, an investment management firm that has garnered numerous international awards and accolades over the years including Top 5 Large Hedge Funds by Bloomberg, Best Asian Billion Dollar Hedge Fund by EurekaHedge, and Fund of the Year by AsiaHedge.
He joined Quantedge Capital as Director and General Counsel in 2013 and took on the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2018. Prior to that, Suhaimi was a banking & finance partner at the pre-eminent Singapore law firm of Allen & Gledhill LLP. He is a strong believer in skills-based volunteering. He contributes as a board member on the boards of a number of Singapore statutory boards and agencies, and non-profit organizations, each of which addresses matters and causes close to his heart. This includes the Skillsfuture Singapore Agency (SSG), National Environment Agency (NEA), National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), The Esplanade (Singapore’s national performing arts center), Warees Investments and TalentTrust Limited.
Suhaimi is also a member of the Board of Governors of Raffles Institution, a council member of the Council for Board Diversity, Singapore Exco member of the Alternative Investment Managers Association, and Board Chairman of Tri Sector Charity Consultants. While serving his national service obligations in 1999, Suhaimi was awarded the Sword-of-Honour for being the best infantry cadet and the prize for Best in Military Knowledge. During his undergraduate studies at the University of Nottingham, he garnered the award for Best Applicant Memorial at the UK Telders International Moot Court Competition.