Horatio Sparkes
Pandion Asset Management L.P. announced Tuesday the hire of Horatio Sparkes as senior director of business development and head of investor relations.
“This is a moment when institutional investors are rethinking how they approach real assets—and what long-term alignment really looks like,” Sparkes said in a statement. “Pandion’s approach is disciplined and intentional, and I’m looking forward to supporting that work.”
In the early 2000s Sparkes served as a trustee, investment adviser, investment committee chair and actuarial audit committee chair across the New York City Pension System. He served as New York City’s deputy comptroller for pensions, overseeing $120 billion in assets. He was also executive director of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System, which saw its assets double during Sparkes’ tenure.
“Horatio brings a rare depth of experience across both public and private investment platforms, and that perspective will be invaluable as we continue to scale,” said Brent de Jong, CEO of Houston-based Pandion, in a statement. “His credibility with allocators and commitment to disciplined strategy align closely with how we operate and where we’re headed.”
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Pandion Asset Management is an investment adviser that specializes in responsible gold investments and short-duration credit strategies for institutional allocators, according to the firm’s web site. Sparkes will work closely with institutional investors, including Taft-Hartley plans, endowments and foundations, family offices, and investment consultants to introduce strategies aligned with long-term value creation and environmental, social and governance investing principles.
Sparkes is currently a partner in and managing director of investor relations at CapSource Productions, which operates financial market events. He is also CEO of HHS Management Consultants, an independent consultant that provides advisory services to asset owners, asset managers, law firms and others about the institutional pension industry.
He previously served as a director at Geronimo Investments and as a principal at the Yucaipa Companies, where he was responsible for business development, fund marketing and investor relations.
Sparkes earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting and information systems from the City University of New York at Queens College.
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