Carrie A. McCabe has 25 years of experience in capital markets and asset management, with a particular expertise in hedged strategies.

Ms. McCabe founded Lasair Capital, an alpha completion firm specializing in hedged investment strategies, in January 2008 with a Fortune 10 strategic partner. Lasair Capital is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. Previously, through her strategic advisory firm, McCabe Advisors, she has counseled clients with hedge fund mandates exceeding $30 billion including the world’s largest pension plans, Fortune 100 corporations, top tier hedge funds, and leading global financial institutions.

Prior, she was President and CEO of FRM Americas, Financial Risk Management’s $13 billion family of hedge fund of funds, and served as a member of FRM's Global Advisory Committee and Investment Committees. Previously Ms. McCabe was President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management where she built multi-manager hedge fund investing into a core business of the firm.

Ms. McCabe began her career at Bear Stearns, where she was elected Managing Director at the age of 30. She then joined Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) as Senior Vice President and Manager of Capital Markets, managing a $25 billion balance sheet and directing sales and trading with products consisting of swaps, options, foreign exchange, foreign bonds, and other derivatives. She then served as Principal at Mariner Investment Group, where she created new company ventures in the alternative asset area.

Ms. McCabe graduated from Stanford University and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.