Aron Landy

Aron Landy is a Swiss British financial executive and the Chief Executive Officer of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, one of Europe’s largest macro hedge funds. He succeeded co-founder Alan Howard in 2019 after serving as the firm’s Chief Risk Officer for over 15 years. Landy launched BH Digital, the firm’s crypto and digital assets division. He is based in Switzerland.

Early life and education

Aron graduated with BA in Mathematics & Electrical Science and has a PhD in Engineering from Cambridge University.

Career

Early career

Landy worked as a trader at Paribas Ltd and as a quantitative analyst at Charterhouse Bank Ltd. Landy also held positions at Tokai Bank Europe from 1991 to 1998 and Millennium Global Investments from 2001 to 2003. He then joined Brevan Howard in June 2003.

Brevan Howard

In October 2019, Landy was appointed CEO of Brevan Howard, following the decision by co-founder Alan Howard to step down from the role to focus on trading and other ventures. Landy's appointment marked a strategic transition in the firm’s leadership and focused on reducing reliance on any single individual.