Jérôme de Lavenère Lussanis the founder and managing director of Laven Partners – and investment management consultant whose specialism is operational due diligence on investment companies. Laven Partners has recently won the ‘Best Regulatory Advisory Firm 2009’, awarded by Hedge Fund Manager magazine. Jérôme trained as a lawyer and worked at Jones Day before running a hedge fund: this has given him the detailed understanding of how an investment management business works. Jérôme has taught on courses for Financial Times Knowledge and Euromoney. He also participates in in-house training for FT journalists, known as ‘FT Business Masterclass’. He’s frequently interviewed for market comments and recently appeared on Bloomberg TV.