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Donald Bradford

Partner
· Dubai

Areas of specialism

  • Investment Banking
  • Asset Management
  • Hedge Funds
In The Omerta Group since 2026

About Donald

Donald Bradford leads The Omerta Group’s Middle East & Africa business and is based in Dubai. Over the past 20 years, he has specialised in executive search across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, advising a broad range of financial institutions including investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices.

During his career, Donald has executed senior mandates across all major asset classes and investment disciplines, including Sales & Distribution, Portfolio Management, Trading, Structuring, Quantitative Research and Strategy. He has also worked extensively across Investment Banking, Private Equity, Private Credit and broader alternative investments.

Donald joined The Omerta Group in 2026 following 19 years with leading international executive search firms across Dubai, Hong Kong and London. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Imperial College London and has built a strong track record advising clients on senior appointments across global financial markets and investment management.

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Representative work

Representative assignments

Head of Sales, MENA

International Investment Bank

Dubai

Head of Macro Trading, APAC

International Investment Bank

Hong Kong

Portfolio Manager, Global Macro

Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

Dubai

Head of Private Equity

Family Office

Singapore

Background

Credentials

Education and experience

Hogarth Davies Lloyd
Researcher, 2007–2010
Sheffield Haworth
Consultant, 2011–2022
Options Group
Consultant, 2022–2026

Based in

TOG Dubai

Servcorp Emirates Towers
Level 42, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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CoverageMiddle East

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Where Donald works

Practices

Portfolio managers, analysts, strategists and traders, and the COO, CRO and business management mandates that keep a platform running.

Quantitative researchers, traders, portfolio managers and developers across high and mid-frequency strategies.

Sales, trading, structuring, capital raising and research across every major asset class.

Leadership, portfolio managers, research, distribution and risk across traditional managers and alternatives.

Managing directors and product heads across M&A, ECM, DCM, leveraged finance and restructuring.

Managing directors and product heads across M&A, ECM, DCM, leveraged finance and restructuring.

Chair, non-executive director, CEO and executive committee searches across financial services.

COO, CFO, CRO, general counsel, audit and compliance leadership at partner and managing director level.

CAIO, CTO, CIO, CDO and head-of-engineering mandates, and the executives building the AI and data infrastructure behind them.

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