Neil Datta

Managing Director

Optima Asset Management

Neil Datta is a Managing Director at Optima Asset Management. Optima is the New York-based investment team for the Forbes Family Trust Stanhope Capital Group, a $30 billion-dollar independent multi-family office.  At Optima, Neil is Head of Risk and responsible for due diligence on all investments, with a focus on alternative investment strategies.

Neil joined Optima in 2011 from Arden Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund group where he was responsible for managing due diligence on several billion-dollar portfolios.  Prior to Arden, Neil spent five years in government as a Financial Crimes Investigator searching for cases of fraud and money laundering for New York State.  Neil started his career at Salomon Smith Barney, working in equity trading operations for one of the most active investment banks at the time.

Neil received a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York and is National Founding Father of Sigma Beta Rho, one of the largest multi-cultural fraternities in the United States.