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Alger SICAV - Alger Focus Equity Fund Z US

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Management
Name of CompanyAlger Management Ltd
Phone-
Website -
Address78 Brook Street
 London   W1K 5EF
 United Kingdom
Other Share Classes
Alger SICAV - Alger Focus Equity Fund I-2 GBP
Alger SICAV - Alger Focus Equity Fund Z EU
Alger SICAV - Alger Focus Equity Fund Z EUH
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date15/03/2019
Fund Advisor(s)
Alger Management Ltd
Fund ManagerAnkur Crawford
Manager Start Date15/03/2019
Career Start Year2004
Education
1998, UC- Berkeley, B.S.
2004, Stanford University, Ph.D.
 
Biography
Dr. Ankur Crawford is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Alger Capital Appreciation, Alger Focus Equity, and Alger Spectra Strategies and launched the Alger Concentrated Equity Strategy in 2024. She joined Alger in September 2004 and has 20 years of investment experience. Ankur began her career at Alger as a Research Associate and successfully completed Alger’s in-house analyst training program. Over the next several years, Ankur was promoted to Associate Analyst, Analyst, and, ultimately, Senior Analyst. She was named portfolio manager of the Alger Mid Cap Growth strategies in 2010 and promoted to Head of the Technology sector team in January 2013 (until April 2016). In 2015, Ankur was added as a portfolio manager of the Alger Capital Appreciation, Alger Focus Equity and Alger Spectra strategies and is a member of The Alger Partners Plan. During her tenure at Alger, she has been featured and quoted in InvestmentNews, Investor’s Business Daily, Fortune, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox News. In 2022, Ankur was named a “See It, Be It Role Model” by InvestmentNews as part of their Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards. In 2020, Ankur was recognized as a “Top Women in Asset Management” honoree by Money Management Executive. Ankur was elected to the board of The Knowledge House, a Bronx-based charity with the mission of teaching underprivileged communities a skill set in technology that enables them to enter the “gig” economy. Ankur was awarded a fellowship from the prestigious Intel PhD Fellowship Program and worked as an engineer with Intel. She holds several U.S. patents and was also awarded a fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Ankur earned a B.S. in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and also received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Fund ManagerPatrick Kelly
Manager Start Date15/03/2019
Career Start Year1997
Education
1997, Georgetown University, B.S.
 
Biography
Patrick Kelly is Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Head of Alger Capital Appreciation, and Spectra Strategies, which includes Alger Focus Equity. He joined Alger in 1999 and has 27 years of investment experience. He began his career at Alger as a Research Associate and completed Alger’s in-house analyst training program. In early 2001, Patrick was promoted to Associate Analyst and Assistant Vice President, and then ultimately Senior Analyst, responsible for the Technology sector. Patrick was named Portfolio Manager of the Alger Capital Appreciation and Alger Spectra Strategies in 2004, was named Head of Alger Capital Appreciation and Alger Spectra Strategies in 2015 and in 2024 launched the Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Strategy. Additionally, Patrick is a member of The Alger Partners Plan. During his tenure at Alger, he has been featured and quoted in a number of publications such as: Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Citywire, Bloomberg, and Fortune. Prior to joining Alger, Patrick was an investment banking analyst with SG Cowen. He earned his B.S from Georgetown University where he graduated with honors. Patrick is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.
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