Bechara Azar has 16+ years of Canadian and international experience in private banking and investment management. He is a tenured due diligence and risk expert focused on alternative investments including hedge funds, real estate, private equity/debt, and venture. Over his tenure, Bechara built 1000+ relationships across asset managers, allocators, and service providers. Bechara collaborates with a network of trusted partners across multiple verticals including asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management. Bechara completed HSBC's private banking analyst program and was part of HSBC's Alternatives Investment Group from 2007 to 2010. He spent a decade as well at Innocap, a