Fidelity Prime Services has appointed Jeff Cantafio as vice president of business consulting.
Based in New York, he will report to James Coughlin, senior vice president, Prime Services.
In his new role, Cantafio will assist Fidelity’s clients to build, scale, and optimise their operations throughout their business life cycles.
His role will include developing launch plans for startup hedge funds and introducing third party service providers such as legal counsel, fund administrators, compliance consultants and technology solutions.
Previously, Cantafio held a 20-year tenure at Morgan Stanley. Prior to this, he worked in Prime Brokerage client services for Pershing between 1999-2004.
A spokesperson for the company says: “Jeff’s background and experience will complement our existing talent and ongoing strategic initiatives in the new launch and emerging hedge fund space.”
