Alexander Branton

Alex has over a decade of investment industry experience as both a GP and LP.
He was a key early hire to Sturgeon’s VC team, supporting the strategy and infrastructure development.
Alex has studied and lived in emerging markets (most significantly China) on and off for 15 years.
Prior to Sturgeon, he helped establish Columbus Point (a high-profile tech-orientated global equity manager) and was on the emerging markets team at Cambridge Associates.
Alex holds a BA in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham and an MSc in Development (economics) from the London School of Economics.
Alex has also completed academic stints at Hong Kong University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Korea University.
Alex is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.