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GAIM Ops West
October 25 - 27, 2026
Waldorf Astoria Monarch BeachDana Point, CA

Chris Hughes
Chief Operating Officer at Axonic Capital LLC
Speaker

Profile

Mr. Hughes has over 20 years of experience in investment operations and compliance and joined Axonic at the firm’s founding in 2010. He currently serves as Principal, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer, where he is responsible for overseeing compliance, operational processes, counterparty due diligence, valuation, trade allocations, IT development, cybersecurity, and office management. Prior to Axonic, Mr. Hughes served as Operations Manager at Tower Research Capital, Head of Operations at Dynamic Credit Partners, and held roles at Nomura and Deutsche Bank. Mr. Hughes holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Delaware.

Agenda Sessions

  • Where ai is actually working in operations today

    1:30pm