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Zlata Gleason

Zlata Gleason

Partner, Head of Client Advisory Group at Indus Capital Partners, LLC

New York, NY , United States

About

Zlata Gleason is a Partner and Head of Client Advisory Group at INDUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, based in New York. She oversees the firm's business development, client relations, and leads the team responsible for supporting these efforts, with a specific focus on the firm’s Asian Pacific equities investment strategies—including both long-only and hedge fund products targeted at institutional allocators, such as university endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and funds of funds.

Her expertise spans the marketing, distribution, and servicing of specialist public equity strategies in the Asia-Pacific region, supporting clients with portfolio integration, succession planning, and tailored investment solutions. Gleason’s career includes investor relations leadership roles at Lone Pine Capital and Senator Investment Group, and early experience in Morgan Stanley's Prime Brokerage and Equity Derivatives teams in New York and London, bringing her deep insight into the needs of sophisticated global investors.

Gleason holds a CFA charter and earned a BA in Economics and German from Wellesley College, with additional studies in PPE at Oxford University. She is recognized for her multilingual capabilities (fluent in Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, German, and conversational Spanish) and for her broader industry engagement, as evidenced by her board membership at the Bosana Foundation.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
Indus Capital PartnersPartner, Head of Client Advisory GroupSep 2021 to Present
Morgan StanleyVice President and Executive Director, Capital IntroductionsMay 2008 to Aug 2011
Helped develop and run the group's endowment and foundation investor coverage. Assisted some of the firm's largest hedge fund clients on capital raising strategy, both planning and execution. Assisted...
Morgan StanleyAssociate, Microfinance Institutions GroupDec 2007 to May 2008
Selected as one of 10 rotators from the global firmwide applicant pool to help start microfinance group at Morgan Stanley. Worked on several debt and equity related transactions and oversaw group's ef...
Morgan StanleyAssociate, Prime Brokerage Business DevelopmentOct 2005 to Dec 2007
Worked on bringing onboard new clients for the Prime Brokerage division and increasing market share with existing accounts. Also, helped develop Strategic Partnership initiative, working with some of ...
Morgan StanleyAnalyst, Equity Derivatives Client GroupAug 2003 to Oct 2005
Supported some of largest hedge fund clients for the div arb and international swaps trading desk.
Lone Pine CapitalManaging Director, Investor RelationsMar 2020 to Jun 2021
Senator Investment Group LPDirector Of Client RelationsAug 2017 to Mar 2020
Indus CapitalPartnerDec 2015 to Jul 2017
Head of Client Advisory Group
Indus CapitalManaging Director, Head of DistributionAug 2011 to Dec 2015
Head of distribution for $6.3 bn alternative asset manager focusing on equity investing in Asia Pacific region and Global Emerging Markets. Coverage of institutional investors, with primary focus on N...
Morgan StanleySummer Analyst, Listed Derivatives GroupJun 2002 to Aug 2002
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - ICTYSummer InternJun 2001 to Aug 2001
Participated in and researched trials of General Krstic and Slobodan Milosevic

Education

Wellesley College

BA, Economics, German

1999 2003

Oxford University

Visiting Student, PPE

2001 2002

Koc Ozel Lisesi

High School, Istanbul, Turkey, International Baccalaureate

1997 1999

Beyoglu Anadolu Lisesi

High School, Istanbul, Turkey

1995 1997

Skills & Expertise

Alternative Investments
Leadership
Social Media
Strategic Partnerships
Fixed Income
Portfolio Management
Capital Markets
Derivatives
Swaps
Business Development
Bloomberg
Prime Brokerage
Fund Of Funds
Strategy
Equities
Family Office
Business Planning
Capital Raising
Asset Management
Customer Service
Management
Research
Equity Derivatives
Capital
Hedge Funds
Marketing
Public Speaking
Sales

Others at Indus Capital Partners, LLC (36)

NameRoleLocation
Alona Strait
Alona Strait
Managing Director, Fund ControllerHolmdel, NJ , United States
Anh Do
Anh Do
PartnerNew York, NY , United States
Brian Lee
Brian Lee
Partner, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)New York, NY , United States
B
Byron Gill
Managing Partner, Portfolio ManagerSan Francisco, CA , United States
C
Charlie Sun
Managing DirectorNew York, NY , United States
C
Cindy Chi
Partner, Portfolio ManagerNew York, NY , United States
Eric K
Eric K
PrincipalSan Francisco, CA , United States
James Shannon
James Shannon
Chief Executive Officer, Senior Partner and Chief Operating OfficerNew York, NY , United States
Jason Yuan
Jason Yuan
Managing DirectorChina
Jimmie Newton
Jimmie Newton
Executive Director, Research AnalystHong Kong
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