John Aylward

John Aylward is the Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Sona Asset Management, where he leads the firm's global investment activities. He founded Sona in March 2016 and has since grown it into a leading global alternative asset manager with ten partners, over 190 employees and more than $20 billion assets under management, with offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo. Alongside its consistent record of delivering strong returns for Limited Partners, Sona is widely regarded for its disciplined investment philosophy and culture of collaboration. John draws on 24 years of credit market experience and an enduring entrepreneurial spirit in fulfilling his role as CIO. Prior to founding Sona, he joined Highbridge Capital Management, a multi-strategy firm, in 2014 to run its European Credit business. From 2010 to 2014, he headed the European Corporate Credit strategy at Claren Road Asset Management, a long/short credit manager. He began his career at D