Diego Parrilla
Diego Parrilla is Managing Partner of Quadriga Asset Managers, the first Spanish partnership that aims to achieve long term capital appreciation. He is a recognized expert in managing risk, structuring solutions, and advising customers through his over 20 years of experience in the industry. In addition to his experience on the buy and sell-side, he is a notable author of several bestselling books, including Anti-Bubbles: Opportunities Heading into Lehman Squared and Gold’s Perfect Storm. Prior to joining Quadriga in 2017, Parrilla worked in London, New York, and Singapore for two decades and held senior leadership roles across macro commodity markets at JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, BlueCrest Capital Management, Dymon Asia, and Old Mutual Global Investors. Today, he also serves in the Investment and Management Committee at 36 South Capital Advisors in London. He continues to oversee and advise on Quadriga Igneo UCITS and Quadriga Aqua UCITS liquid anti-bubble strategies.
Diego Parrilla Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Partner
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Portfolio Manager of Macro Commodities
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Managing Director, Commodities Asia Pacific
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Executive Director, Commodity Sales
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Precious Metals Trader
Academic History
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M.S., Mineral Economics
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M.S., Petroleum Economics and Management
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B.S. and M.S., Mining and Petroleum Engineering
EARLY CAREER
Parrilla led raw materials businesses at Dymon Asia and Old Mutual Global Investors in Singapore before returning to Spain to join Quadriga in 2017.
He joined BlueCrest Capital Management as Portfolio Manager, where he managed $150m in macro absolute value strategies and raw materials.
He co-founded Natural Resources and Commodity Advisors in Singapore, advising institutional customers and managing macro strategies and raw materials.
At NARECO, he developed the firm's active real returns, offering research, advisory, and discretionary asset management mandates.
He led Merrill Lynch's client coverage and investor and corporate solutions, while overseeing risk and proprietary trading.
He oversaw metal sales and cross commodity solutions for new markets at Goldman Sachs. He also served on the firm's Management Committee of the London Bullion Market Association, LBMA.
At J.P. Morgan, he was involved in precious metals derivatives, commodity exchange in Singapore and NYC.
EDUCATION
M.Sc., Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines
M.Sc., Petroleum Economics and Management, French Institute of Petroleum (Paris)
M.S., Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
He is a selective contributor to the Financial Times Insight Column, El Mundo, CNN, CNBC, Real Vision, and Bloomberg, among others.
He is a recognized thought leader who publishes the monthly newsletter “The Anti-Bubble Report.”
He has appeared as a guest on Hedgeye TV and Real Vision.