“Hedge funds are back”: Veteran investor Dixon Boardman sees “compelling opportunities” across three key strategy areas Submitted By Nick Evans | 01/02/2021 - 3:07pm Seasoned hedge fund investor Dixon Boardman (pictured), the founder and CEO of New York-based multi-manager group Optima Asset Management, is bullish on hedge funds for the year ahead – seeing compelling opportunities across several strategies after a year in which strong outperformance by many hedge funds has put alternatives firmly back on the radar of allocators around the world.