Alex Preston

Head of Advisory, Man Group
Man Institute Contributor

Alex Preston is Head of Advisory at Man Group, responsible for Advisory and for the firm’s client research collaboration with Oxford University, OMI Advisory. He was previously Head of Content at Millennium. Prior to that, he was Client Investment Strategist at Man Group, working for the firm from 2013 to 2020.

Alex started his career in 2001 working for a credit hedge fund before moving to The Carlyle Group, where he was Head of Global Trading. He is a prize-winning author and journalist, writing regularly for The Economist, Financial Times and the Guardian.

Alex graduated from the University of Oxford with an MA in English Literature, and holds a PhD from University College, London. He is also a CFA charterholder.