Cantor Fitzgerald

Management

Stephen Ardizzoni

Stephen Ardizzoni is the Global Head of Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors. Prior to Cantor Fitzgerald, Mr. Ardizzoni was the Global Head of Research for Union Bancaire Privee Alternative Investments (UBPAI), the largest investor in hedge funds globally with assets under management (AUM) at the time of $60 billion. Previously, he was Global Head of Credit and Event Strategies of UBPAI, where he oversaw $15 billion of the firm’s assets. He also served on several advisory boards including Ichan Partners and led the firm’s restructuring efforts on complicated assets.

Earlier, Mr. Ardizzoni was a Managing Director at Crestline Investors, a $4.5 billion AUM Bass family affiliated alternative asset manager, where he oversaw the firm’s credit and event hedge fund strategies with AUM of $1.5 billion, including a dedicated $500 million distressed fund-of-funds for a large institutional client. Mr. Ardizzoni also sourced and managed proprietary transactions for Crestline and affiliated entities.

Previous to Crestline Investors, Mr. Ardizzoni served as a Senior Portfolio Manager for SMH Capital Advisors, managing institutional and high net worth assets with an investment mandate focused on High Yield, Distressed/Stressed, Convertible, and MBS debt. His responsibilities also included overseeing all of the firm’s trading operations. While at SMH he built an industry leading track record in the High Yield sector and was ranked the #1 performing High Yield manager in 2002 Investorforce. Mr. Ardizzoni attended the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University.

Contact: sardizzoni@cantor.com
212-610-2353