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By Lisa B. Baird and Elizabeth J. Fisher: Spencer Stuart has been serving hedge funds and alternative investment firms for more than a decade in a wide range of executive searches and talent studies. To deepen our knowledge of the talent trends facing the sector, we interviewed hedge fund leaders across a range of functions (e.g., founding partners, talent management/human resources executives, marketing and investor relations professionals, and operations, compliance and risk management executives) to get their observations about best practices in talent management for hedge funds. Through the course of these discussions, we also uncovered a series of tips for professionals considering making the leap from a more traditional corporate environment to a hedge fund. Among our conclusions include:

• As the industry grows and investor expectations increase, competition for top talent across all functions will intensify.
• A shortage of key executive talent may emerge as a more significant impediment to growth than access to capital.
• Hedge funds that actively manage their funds’ talent needs will be best positioned to compete for the best talent over the long term.

...It turns out that one of the most important constraints on growth for many hedge funds is not access to capital but a lack of sufficient talent to manage the capital. “Nothing is more important than having the right talent. Our goal is to grow to $3 billion to $4 billion. It’s not liqu......................

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