Sam Kovacs - CIO

Sam Kovacs is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Havelet Bay Capital, where he leads investment strategy, portfolio construction and risk management across the firm’s systematic investment mandates.

His responsibility centers on balancing the hunt for alpha with strict capital protection measures, through the design of investment systems intended to operate across changing market regimes.

Prior to Havelet Bay Capital, Sam founded and led a successful macro and equity research opearation.

His work included continuous coverage of public equities, sector allocation, and macro phenomena.

Sam Kovacs was born in the United Kingdom, but spent most of his childhood in Luxembourg and France. He then obtained a B.B.A at HEC Montreal and a Masters in Economics at Sciences Po Paris.

He has lived in multiple countries on 4 continents and speaks multiple languages.

He is currently based in Dubai, in the UAE. Read more.