John Byrne

Investment Banking & Securities

• Equity
• FICC
• Technology
• Legal
• C-Suite Leadership

Asset Management

• Family Offices
• Hedge Funds
• Long Only

Investment Banking & Securities

• Equity Team Build out (10 headcount)
• Head of AsiaX Japan Equities
• Head of Japan and Asian Equity Sales
• Head of Japan Technology
• Head of Japan Equity Research
• Global Head of FICC Technology
• Head of Japan Equity Sales Trading
• Head of Japan Equity Research Sales
• Head of Japan Facilitation Trading
• Head of Japan Electronic Execution Trading
• Head of Japan Operations
• Head of Middle Office
• Representative Director/Head of Japan
• Head of Corporate Access

Asset Management

• Japan Portfolio Manager
• Investment Analyst

1999 – BSc in Software Engineering, Carlow Institute of Technology

2007–2012 – Global retained executive search firm, Head of Japanese Equities Team

2012 – Founder & CEO, Ascent Global Partners
2025 – Director, The Ireland Funds Japan