Mr. Prestandrea joined Element Capital in 2012 as Head of Business Development. He was promoted to Principal in 2015 and to Chief Operating Officer in 2016. His primary responsibilities include oversight of the business operations and development of the firm.
Prior to joining Element, Mr. Prestandrea spent nearly 10 years as an allocator to hedge funds, most recently as Co-Head of Investments at EIM, an institutional fund of hedge funds. In the years preceding his switch to the fund of funds industry, Mr. Prestandrea’s experience was primarily in trading volatility. He was a senior trader with hedge fund manager Rayner & Stonington focusing on a relative value strategy and began his trading career with Continental Grain Company where his focus was FX derivatives.
Mr. Prestandrea graduated cum laude from Villanova University with a B.S. in Business Administration and is a CFA charterholder.