Obra Capital, an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, appointed Vlad Sorokulov as managing director, portfolio management and pricing.
In this role, Sorokulov will be responsible for supporting the investment team across Obra’s portfolio of both life settlements and life insurance. Sorokulov will be based in New York and report to Blair Wallace, president and CEO of Obra Capital.
“We’re excited to welcome Vlad to our experienced investment team,” Wallace said. “Vlad brings a depth of skills and knowledge of life insurance products and experience in implementing sophisticated pricing strategies and financial models that will be utilized to support our investments across Obra’s portfolios of life settlements and life insurance assets.”
Sorokulov brings over 20 years of experience in insurance and life settlements. Prior to joining Obra, Sorokulov served as a principal at Jade Mountain Partners, where he oversaw the valuation process of portfolios exceeding $1 billion in assets under management. Previously, Sorokulov served as an independent advisor, where he managed life settlement portfolios with over $11 billion in death benefits, and he previously worked for an advisory firm, where he was responsible for ongoing pricing and servicing of over $1 billion of life settlements. Prior to that, he served as the director of quantitative services at BAC Structured Life Group. Sorokulov began his career in the Ukraine, where he led actuarial departments and developed insurance products and strategies for property and causality and life insurance companies.
Sorokulov holds an MBA in finance from Auburn University in Alabama and an M.S. in statistics from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in Ukraine.
