Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (New York)


Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $848.11 million of regulatory assets for 21 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Citigroup Alternative Investments provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Citigroup Alternative Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC is $848.11 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -98% since the beginning of its operation, and $502.58 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $848.11 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $40.39 million each.
Citigroup Alternative Investments has custody of $590.86 million in cash and securities for 21 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Philip Joseph Dunne serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Philip Joseph Dunne is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $848.11 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Citigroup Alternative Investments has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $848.11 million for 21 clients. 43% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Citigroup Alternative Investments also advises several private funds. Namely, four real estate funds and seven private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC

The company employs 20 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Philip Joseph Dunne has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2013. David Alan Tyson has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2002 and Michael Alan Carpenter is the Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC family office. Prakash Venkatasubramanian joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Citigroup Investments Inc. Owner 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 061497445
Ahmed Fahour Chief executive officer & director 1 Feb 2002 Other 4510085
Bruce Edward Zimmerman Chief financial officer & director 1 Feb 2002 Other 2396809
Charles Arthur Alan Covell Executive vice president & chief operating officer 1 Feb 2002 Other 4512451
David Alan Tyson Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2002 Other 2960864
Susan W. Lewis Executive vice president 1 Feb 2002 Other 4511533
Clifford Vincent Desouza Senior vice president 1 Feb 2002 Other 4379297
Timothy Mark Greatorex Senior vice president & head of product development 1 Feb 2002 Other 4512455
Reaz Islam Managing director 1 Feb 2002 Other 4511537
Neil Rodney Smith Managing director 1 Feb 2002 Other 4511535
Reaz (Nmn) Islam Managing director 1 Feb 2002 Other 4511537
Richard Paul Roelofs Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2002 Other 1584961
Millie Kim Chief legal officer 1 Jul 2002 Other 4353488
Millie (Nmn) Kim Chief legal officer; managing member 1 Jul 2002 Other 4353488
James Charles Zelter Chief investment officer 1 Sep 2003 Other 1336776
Kevin Johnson Mccaffrey Head of global sales 1 Sep 2003 Other 1879348
Robert Anthony Case Chief administrative officer 1 Mar 2004 Other 1367765
Michael Kent Neborak Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2004 Other 1508712
Michael Alan Carpenter Chief executive officer 1 Mar 2005 Other 1703107
William Alfred Arnold Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2005 Other 3114495
Dean Sherman Barr Head of liquid markets 1 Dec 2005 Other 1189412
Michael Braverman Froman Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2006 Other 5123699
John Paul Havens President; managing member 1 Jul 2007 Other 871302
Vikram Shankar Pandit Chairman and chief executive officer; managing member 1 Jul 2007 Other 1410197
Jonathan Louis Dorfman Managing member 1 Nov 2007 Other 4025919
James Michael Obrien Managing member 1 Nov 2007 Other 1257015
Jacob J Lew Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 5190413
John Paul Havens Chairman 1 Mar 2008 Other 871302
Edward Joseph Kelly Chief executive officer and president; managing member 1 Mar 2008 Other 2724462
Dennis Geran Shea Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 1747468
Michael Robert Williams Chief operating officer 1 Apr 2009 Other 5699831
Craig Barrack General counsel 1 Feb 2010 Other 5757298
Scott Perry Spilkevitz Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 2104925
Philip Joseph Dunne President 1 Mar 2013 Other 2897132
William J Hansen Treasurer 1 Mar 2013 Other 1172579
Ramesh C Gupta Manager 1 Mar 2013 Other 2225119
Prakash Venkatasubramanian President 1 Dec 2016 Other 6775823

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Citigroup Inc. Parent 1 Oct 1997 75% - 100% 52-1568099

Based in New York

The principal office where Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC performs its advisory services is located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-816-4350 or by fax 646-861-6413. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.