Katie Wei is a seasoned investment professional with over 15 years of combined experience in multi-asset investments, asset allocation, portfolio construction and optimization, capital markets, and risk management.Katie brings a unique perspective to hotel investments and hospitality portfolio construction through the lens of an investor, a researcher and a risk manager, incorporating quantitative modeling and analyses to identify opportunistic hospitality investments while managing the overall risk.She has a decade of multi-asset portfolio management and global asset allocation experience at AQR Capital Management, where she co-managed multi-asset portfolios in equity, currencies, fixed income, commodities, and credit. She also has two years of alternative investments experience at Bank of America Merrill Lynch to evaluate fund managers and provide analytics on fund return drivers and portfolio optimization. She began her Wall Street career at Deutsche Bank in the capacity of equity derivatives structurer and market and credit risk manager.Katie holds an M.S. degree in Financial Mathematics from Stanford University and a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Toronto.
Bay Street Hospitality is a diversified hotel fund for allocators seeking quant-driven exposure across specific countries, operators, and hotel tiers. The fund targets a diversified portfolio in high-growth emerging markets and developed markets, optimizing for risk-adjusted returns. The leadership provides structured equity and pivotal strategic guidance to hotel-related investments. The fund establishes joint ventures with best-in-class partners, focusing on deal flexibility, currency considerations, tax efficiency, and clear exit strategies.
