Anne Coady
Partner & Managing Director, Castle Hall Diligence
Anne Coady, Partner and Managing Director of Castle Hall Diligence, leads the Abu Dhabi office. Anne manages a global team of data and diligence analysts and has been instrumental in leading the firm’s expansion to become a globally recognized Due Diligence specialist. Anne is responsible for the oversight and service delivery of manager monitoring and due diligence reviews across hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure and real estate funds; and a wide range of long only investment structures through DiligenceHubTM, Castle Hall’s award winning, online diligence portal. Anne has more than two decades of accounting, operational and Due Diligence experience, including almost a decade at PwC Cayman as Director of Global Compliance / Administrative Services, focusing on offshore corporate administration and structuring. Anne is a Fellow of the International Compliance Association and has extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance and anti-money laundering best practices. Anne is a past member of various AIMA working groups and is a current member of 100 Women in Finance (Abu Dhabi).
Damayanti Shahani
Founder & Managing Director, Principium Consulting
Damayanti Shahani is the Founder and Managing Director of Principium Consulting, offering regulatory compliance support to the financial services industry with a particular focus on asset management. Previously, Damayanti has held leadership roles at global consulting and law firms over a career that spans more than 18 years across Singapore, New York and Mumbai including at Duff & Phelps, Cravath and Freshfields. She has also worked at the US SEC in the Division of Corporation Finance in Washington DC. Damayanti is called to the bar in New York, England & Wales and India. She has a Masters in Law (Securities & Financial Regulation) on the Dean’s List and with Distinction, from Georgetown University in Washington DC.
