OUR TEAM
Experience behind every
engagement.
ORC brings together experienced practitioners from across the institutional investment industry, combining specialist expertise with the judgment that comes from having operated inside the organizations and functions we advise.
Practitioner-Led
Senior expertise, directly accessible.
ORC is deliberately built around experienced practitioners rather than a traditional leveraged consulting model. Our clients work directly with professionals who have spent their careers across investment management, operational due diligence, governance, risk, compliance, custody, fund administration and institutional advisory.
This depth of experience allows us to move beyond theoretical recommendations and provide practical judgment grounded in how institutional investment organizations actually operate.
205+
Years of Combined Experience
Our senior team combines more than 205 years of experience across institutional investment organizations, giving ORC a breadth of perspective that spans investment, operational, governance and asset servicing disciplines.
Meet the Team
Our People
Explore the experience and specialist expertise of the people behind ORC.
CEO & Founder
Nigel Morriss
Drawing on extensive operational risk and advisory experience, Nigel leads ORC in delivering specialist solutions to global institutional investment organizations.
Partner
Maria Long
Bringing more than 25 years of practical asset management experience, Maria leads ORC's operational due diligence solutions and provides specialist advisory to institutional investors.
Operations Specialist
Steven Bishop
A highly experienced former Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Fund Board Director, Steven provides senior operational, governance and risk advice to institutional clients.
ODD Specialist
Scott Palmer, CFA, FCA
A deeply experienced operational due diligence specialist with allocator experience, Scott advises across operational risk, manager oversight, fund governance and regulatory frameworks.
Investment Specialist
Yaser AbuShaban, CFA
A senior investment consultant leading ORC's investment advisory business, Yaser brings deep expertise in manager research, portfolio construction, investment diligence and governance.
Consultant
Joseph Haire
Having contributed to more than 270 due diligence and and a broad range of investment and operations advisory engagements, Joseph supports delivery across ORC's client mandates.
How We Work
Experience that stays close to the client.
01
Senior Involvement
Senior practitioners remain actively involved throughout our engagements, providing judgment and challenge where it matters.
02
Specialist Expertise
Our team is built around professionals with deep experience in their respective disciplines rather than generalist consulting backgrounds.
03
Practical Perspective
Our recommendations are informed by first-hand experience operating within investment organizations and advising institutional clients.
04
One Team
We bring together expertise across due diligence, investment governance, operations, risk and asset servicing to address complex challenges from multiple perspectives.
ORC is a specialist consultancy supporting institutional asset owners, asset managers and asset servicers across due diligence, investment operations, and governance.
We help clients identify material risks, strengthen operating models and make better-informed decisions across the investment lifecycle.
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