Brian Briskin is a Hedge Fund Research Analyst for AB Custom Alternative Solutions, responsible for manager selection, due diligence, and portfolio and risk management. Previously, he was managing director and director of research at Ramius Alternative Solutions, which he joined in April 2007. Ramius Alternative Solutions was acquired by AB in September 2016 and renamed AB Custom Alternative Solutions. From 2000 through March 2007, Briskin worked as a managing director at Focus Investment Group, where he was a member of the Asset Management Committee, responsible for manager selection, due diligence and portfolio management. From 1996 to 2000, he worked as a portfolio research analyst at