Fractional CTO & CISO · Investment management
Alpha Strategy works with RIAs, family offices, and alternative investment managers that need a seasoned technology executive in the room without adding one to the payroll. We set the strategy, run the security program, and get you ready for the questions regulators and LPs ask.
Services
Engage one role or combine them. Either way you get one accountable advisor who knows your environment, your vendors, and your regulators.
A roadmap tied to how your firm invests, reports, and grows, and the follow-through to deliver it.
A security program that stands up to an SEC exam, an LP due diligence questionnaire, and a real incident.
Clear rules for how your team uses AI, and practical deployments that save real hours.
Who we work with
Our clients run sophisticated strategies with small teams. They need institutional-grade technology without institutional overhead.
Exam readiness, client data protection, and a security program sized to an RIA's headcount and budget.
Consolidated reporting, privacy for principals and their families, and a single point of accountability across vendors.
Private equity, credit, and real estate managers facing LP due diligence, fund launches, and operational build-outs.
Approach
Every engagement starts with an honest look at where you are today, then moves to a plan your partners can approve and a cadence that keeps it on track.
Review your environment, vendors, policies, and recent exam or DDQ findings.
Weeks 1–3A prioritized plan with owners, costs, and dates, written for the investment committee.
Weeks 3–5Lead the projects, manage the MSP and vendors, and close the gaps that matter most.
OngoingMonthly reporting, annual program review, and evidence ready for regulators and LPs.
Monthly · AnnualAbout
Rob has spent his career leading technology and security inside financial services firms. As Global CTO at Bregal Investments, he ran technology across a multi-strategy private investment platform, from infrastructure and security to the systems investment teams relied on every day.
He founded Alpha Strategy to give smaller firms that same level of leadership. Clients get an executive who can brief the partners in the morning and configure conditional access in the afternoon.
Engagement models
No long implementation contracts. Scope is agreed up front and reviewed with you regularly.
A set block of hours each month as your CTO, CISO, or both, with a standing meeting and monthly report.
A platform selection, security assessment, policy set, or AI rollout, delivered on a fixed timeline.
A facilitated cyber incident scenario for your leadership team, with a written after-action report.
Tell us what's on your plate: an upcoming exam, a DDQ, a platform decision, or a team asking how to use AI. You'll leave the call with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.