Asset manager Obra Capital has hired Vlad Sorokulov as Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Pricing.
At Obra, Sorokulov will be responsible for supporting the investment team across the firm’s portfolio of both life settlements and life insurance. Sorokulov will be based in New York and report to Blair Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Obra Capital.
“We’re excited to welcome Vlad to our experienced investment team,” said Wallace.
“Vlad brings a depth of skills and knowledge of life insurance products and experience in implementing sophisticated pricing strategies and financial models that will be utilised to support our investments across Obra’s portfolios of life settlements and life insurance assets,” he added.
Prior to joining Obra, Sorokulov served as a Principal at Jade Mountain Partners where he oversaw the valuation process of portfolios exceeding $1bn in assets under management. Previously, he served as an independent advisor, where he managed life settlement portfolios with over $11bn in death benefits, and he previously worked for an advisory firm, where he was responsible for ongoing pricing and servicing of over $1bn of life settlements.
Prior to that, he served as the Director of Quantitative Services at BAC Structured Life Group.