Hugo Astor

Hugo Astor is a Senior Fund Manager at Appaloosa Management, L.P., a prominent hedge fund based in the United States, where he oversees investment strategies and portfolio management. With deep experience in multi-asset investment, Hugo has a background in managing diverse portfolios and contributes to the firm's performance in both public and private markets.

Prior to joining Appaloosa Management in 2018, Hugo served as a Portfolio Manager at AXA from 2013 to 2016 and has held a Senior Advisor role at a single family office (SFO) since 2015. His expertise spans across equities, credit, and alternative investments, focusing primarily on distressed debt, event-driven strategies, and opportunistic investing—key areas for Appaloosa’s approach.

Hugo holds degrees from Princeton University and The Wharton School, grounding his investment perspective in rigorous quantitative and financial analysis. He is noted for integrating macroeconomic insights with bottom-up fundamental research, and has contributed to the investment industry by steering large-scale asset allocations in volatile and complex market environments.