G2 Investment Group, the private investment firm, has appointed Dr Alexis Crow as managing director, responsible for developing business and investment strategies.

Todd Morley, founder, chairman and chief executive, said Dr Crow will build relationships between governments, sovereign wealth funds and the private sector, while identifying "key geopolitical opportunities" for G2 and its partners. In doing so, she will draw on her relationships with foreign ministries and sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, he said.

Prior to joining G2, Dr Crow led a project at the London-based think-tank Chatham House on how to manage risks and secure commercial interests amidst financial volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. 

"Engaging with an Indian family office on how to meet their investment needs requires a very different approach than addressing a financial services company in Midwest America: in order to ensure sustainable, long-term profit, it is intrinsically important to work with investors with an approach tailored to their own preferences," Dr Crow said.

In a related move, in July Peter Rockefeller was hired as managing director to develop the firm’s investment origination and capital-raising capabilities. Rockefeller will develop relationships with new clients for G2-sourced investment opportunities, while also working with families on a global basis to discuss investments, asset allocation, philanthropy and legacy issues.

G2 Investment was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York.