Senior Members

Investment/Account Management

Takuma Aoyama

CIO, CEO

Mr. Aoyama is the Founder & CEO of AIFAM Group, a global investment management company, and is responsible for overall strategy implementation. Since inception in 2001, Mr. Aoyama has successfully launched, and exited, multiple businesses. Prior to founding AIFAM, Mr. Aoyama was Director at UBS Global Asset Management Chicago (then, headquarters). MBA from University of Chicago, MS from Dartmouth College

Sanjay Mitta

Portfolio Manager
Mr. Mitta joined AIFAM in 2007 and is responsible for due diligence of funds and management of AIFAM’s investment products. He is also responsible for research and analysis of co-investment opportunities and direct investments. He has worked as a corporate finance analyst at UBS Warburg and worked in private equity and venture capital at Think Capital LLC, GE Energy Financial Services and Comdisco Ventures. MBA from Columbia University, BA in Economics from Columbia University

Gregory Scimeca

Senior Analyst
Mr. Scimeca joined AIFAM in 2015 and is responsible for due diligence and investment opportunities in credit. Previously, he was a credit analyst at Hermes BPK Inc. BS in Finance from Fordham University

David Lane

Senior Analyst

Mr. Lane joined AIFAM in 2016 and is responsible for due diligence of funds and investment opportunities. Prior to AIFAM, he was at Stifel, Nicolaus and its predecessor Knight Capital. Prior to that, he was involved in trade operations for fixed income and equity at Ticonderoga Securities, UBS Wealth Management and Macquarie Capital Group. In addition, he analyzed Ramius Capital Group’s merger arbitrage strategy as a consultant. BS in Business Logistics and International Business from Pennsylvania State University

Chris D. Mroz, CFA

Senior Analyst

Mr. Mroz is responsible for due diligence on investment opportunities at AIFAM. Previously, he worked as a Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager for HGCI Ventures LLC, a single family office. Prior to that, he founded and managed CDM Capital LLC, a long short equity hedge fund, and also worked as an analyst in the institutional valuation group at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Mroz holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. MBA from Syracuse University – Frankel Scholar; BS in Economics from University of Missouri, Columbia

Go Sato (Tokyo)

Executive Director
Mr. Sato joined AIFAM in 2013 and is responsible for due diligence of funds and management of AIFAM’s investment products. Prior to AIFAM, he was a senior analyst at SAC Capital Advisors in Hong Kong, managing a market neutral portfolio in Japanese equities. He has previously worked at UBS Securities Japan’s Equities Division Proprietary Trading Team as a Director, and in the Investment Banking Division M&A Team as a junior analyst. BS in Electrical Engineering from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science at Columbia University.

Risk Management and Operations​

Michael Hanisch

Director of Operations
Mr. Hanisch joined AIFAM in 2018 and he heads the operations team, which includes fund administration, accounting, and compliance. Prior to AIFAM, he was head of operations at Analytical Research, an investment advisor to European pensions. Prior to that, he held senior level positions in hedge fund administration, operations, and fund accounting at Aviva Investors, UBP Asset Management, and PineBridge Asset Management (formerly AIG investments). BS in Finance from Franklin Pierce University

Yuki Misaki (Tokyo)

Director of Operations
Mr. Misaki joined AIFAM Group in 2007 and has been responsible for back-office operation for wide range of alternative fund investment from Hedge Fund to Venture Capital. Prior to AIFAM, he was a system engineer and involved with various system development projects in financial institutions.