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Girish V. Reddy (born March 25, 1955) is an American businessman. He was the co-founder and managing partner of Prisma Capital Partners. In 2012 he sold his firm to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and is currently a Member and Head of KKR Prisma, hedge fund solutions group at KKR.

Career
Before founding Prisma in 2003, Girish retired as a Partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a co-head of Equity Derivatives based in London. Prior to that he was the CIO of LOR Associates in Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, he was a senior vice president of portfolio construction and asset allocation, at Travelers Investment Management Company, where he specialized in various overlay strategies for the firm using listed futures and options.

Publications
Pension Plan De-Risking: Is LDI the Only Option?, May 2014

Are Funds of Funds Simply Multi-Strategy Mangers with Extra Fees, The Journal of Alternative Investements Winter 2008

A Diversified Approach to Portable Alpha, January 2007

Corporate Crossholdings Risk Management and Value Extraction, Equity Derivatives Applications in Risk Management and Investment 1997

Recognitions

 * Executive Board Member of Indian School of Business (ISB)


 * Member of Cornell Endowment Investment Committee


 * Member of the National Finance Committee of the Democratic Party


 * Former Board Member Barra Inc.


 * Boardmember of IIT Madras Research Park


 * Distinguished Alumnus Award from Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Scholarships
The Girish Reddy Ezra Cornell Scholarship Fund and the Girish Reddy Arts & Sciences Scholarship Fund. Established at Cornell University in 2009 these scholarships are given to students who are Indian citizens or U.S. citizens of Indian descent who qualify with demonstrated financial need.

Girish Reddy scholarships at IIT Madras are awarded to top students at the Institute with financial need.