Lars Kroijer is the author of Money Mavericks - Confessions of a Hedge Fund Manager 

Mr. Kroijer is the founder and managing director of Alliedcrowds.com – the leading directory and aggregator of alternative capital into the world’s 132 lower and middle income countries. He is the author of "Money Mavericks - Confessions of a Hedge Fund Manager" and “Investing Demystified – How to Invest without Speculation and Sleepless Nights”. 

Mr. Kroijer currently serves on the advisory board of alternative investment funds in London, New York, and Hong Kong. He has frequently appeared as a finance expert on a broad range of media, including BBC, CNN, CNBC, FT, Bloomberg, Reuters, NY Times, Forbes, etc.

Previously Mr. Kroijer was the CIO of Holte Capital Ltd, a London-based market neutral special situations hedge fund which he founded in 2002 before returning external capital in the spring of 2008. Prior to establishing Holte Capital, Mr. Kroijer served in the London office of HBK Investments focusing on special situations investing. In addition, he previously worked at SC Fundamental, a value-focused hedge fund, and the investment banking division of Lazard Frères, both in New York.  While in graduate school Mr. Kroijer held internships with the private equity firm Permira Advisors (then Schroder Ventures) and management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

Mr. Kroijer graduated Magna cum Laude from Harvard University with a degree in economics and received a MBA from Harvard Business School.