Akshar Patel is a member of the Client Services Team at Saranac Partners.

Prior to joining Saranac, Akshar has spent over a decade working for large International Banks, Multi Family Offices and Private Markets advisory businesses working with individual and corporate clients.

Akshar received a BA Dual Honours in Economics and Management Science from Keele University.

Benedicte is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners.

She advises a diverse client base on their financial affairs and investments across all asset classes, globally. Her expertise also encompasses complex family wealth planning, multi-jurisdictional re-domiciliation as well as succession planning.

She joined Saranac in 2019, having previously worked in wealth management at ACPI and UBS. Benedicte started her career at the Treasury of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, handling sizeable debt and structured products issuance.

She is a graduate of HEC Paris and holds a Master’s Degree in economics from Sciences Politiques Paris. Benedicte is a French national and a fluent Russian speaker.

Boris is an OCIO Advisor at Saranac Partners. He advises a diverse group of entrepreneurs, UHNWs and family offices across the full breadth of their investment and broader financial affairs.

Boris began his career in wealth management, working on discretionary portfolios for private clients before working as an analyst at a hedge fund. Prior to joining Saranac, he advised a range of institutional investors at Cambridge Associates, working to specify, develop and execute tailored investment strategies.

Boris is a CFA and CAIA Charterholder and holds a BSc degree in Economics.

Cassylda Augusto Rodrigues is a member of the Client Services Team at Saranac Partners. Prior to joining Saranac, Cassylda worked as a Senior Private Wealth Management Analyst at Goldman Sachs.

She holds a BSc in Management with Spanish from the University of Warwick Business school.

Catherine is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. In this role, she advises individuals, family offices, charities and trusts on their investments and broader needs. Catherine’s clients often have multi-jurisdictional or other complexities to their affairs, and she takes a collaborative approach with her clients’ advisor teams to ensure seamless coverage. She brings over 25 years’ investment and financial management experience to her client relationships.

Prior to joining Saranac, Catherine was a Partner at a private merchant bank, a senior client advisor with UBS AG for 15 years, and covered European private clients and family offices at Lehman Brothers. Catherine has a strong background advising families dealing with issues surrounding multi-jurisdictional interests, succession planning, philanthropy, and sustainability.

Dan Green is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. Dan joined Saranac Partners in 2016 and is responsible for managing client relationships, advising some of the most successful entrepreneurs, business leaders and family offices across the UK and internationally.

Dan’s particular area of interest is in supporting ambitious tech founders as they move through the latter stages of growth and on to an exit. Over the last 15 years, he has built trusted relationships across the European tech and VC community.

Previously, Dan spent a number of years at Barclays Wealth. Prior to this, he worked for a mid-market consultancy where he served private and public companies across sectors.

Dan holds a BA in Economics and is a Member of the CISI.

Ella is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners.

She supports a diverse range of international families across the full scope of their financial affairs, including wealth planning and redomiciliation.

Prior to joining Saranac in 2020, Ella worked at a boutique M&A firm specialising in mid-market technology, as well as at a social impact organisation.

She holds a BA in History and is a CISI Level 6 qualified.

Emily Hooton is responsible for the client services team and works across the firm on all issues that impact client service.

She joined Saranac in 2015 from Barclays where she worked in the UK Private Bank.

Emily has a Masters in Biochemistry from Oxford University, has cycled / run across Europe for charity and is an avid gardener.

Farris Dylan is a member of the Client Services Team at Saranac Partners, acting as an Investment Analyst involved in portfolio analysis, client reporting, and investment research.

Prior to joining Saranac in 2025, Farris was a Data Science Intern at Surmount Ventures, an Amsterdam-based VC specialising in biotech companies.

Farris holds a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from The Delft University of Technology.

Jeremy Brown is a Senior Advisor at Saranac Partners having joined the firm in 2016.

He provides strategic input to a diverse group of UK entrepreneurs and families on their wealth and broader family issues.

Jeremy started his career in 1982 working for Laurie Milbank. He has held senior positions at Flemings, JPMorgan, Schroders and Kleinwort Benson. Jeremy acts as Chairman to one of our client’s investment companies and has previously served on the management board of Bradford Estates.

Jeremy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Katherine is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. She joined Saranac in 2018 from ACPI, where she was a Managing Director.

She has over 20 years’ experience working with clients including entrepreneurs, foundations, smaller corporates and family offices across the UK and Europe. Katherine spent the majority of her career at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Katherine holds a BA in Modern Languages from University College London.

Katie Pollard is a member of the Client Services Team at Saranac Partners. Prior to joining Saranac, Katie worked in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs and Investor Advisory at Rothschild & Co.

She holds a MSc in Economics, Finance & Management from the University of Bristol.

Mike Dardis is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. Mike works with a range of UK and internationally based private clients, family offices and other sophisticated investors.

He began his career in trading at JP Morgan before moving to Barclays where he spent over 7 years. Prior to joining Saranac in 2017, Mike spent 3 years on the investment team at a single family office.

Mike studied Psychology at Birmingham University and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Oliver Wilson is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners.

Prior to Joining Saranac, Oliver was a Managing Director at UBP and a partner at ACPI. Oliver started his career at UBS Investment Bank specialising in Mergers & Acquisitions with a particular focus on technology and business services companies.

In 2008 he moved into UBS’s Wealth Management business where he looked after a diverse mix of Ultra High Net Worth Resident Domiciled and Resident Non-Domiciled families.

Oliver holds a masters degree from the University of Edinburgh and studied at the École du Louvre.

Ossama joined Saranac in 2016, having spent 15 years with Barclays covering Middle Eastern clients. Previous to that he spent 7 years with Flemings, heading the Gulf business and establishing their JV in Egypt. Ossama started his career in 1975 with UBAF Bank in London.

Ossama has a BSc from Manchester University and an MBA from City University Business School.

Rob Rayner is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. Rob works with a diverse and eclectic group of families across the full scope of their financial affairs.

He joined Saranac in 2015 from Barclays where he spent 7 years in a range of roles across the bank.

Rob holds a BA in History from the University of York and a Master of Studies in Medieval History from the University of Oxford.

Salah Alrawi is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners.

He joined Saranac in 2019 from ACPI, where he was a partner. Previously Salah was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse UK Private Bank and an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley where he spent 14 years.

Salah studied Economics and French at St Mary’s College, California.

Steve Griffiths is a Wealth Advisor at Saranac Partners.

A Chartered Tax Advisor by background, Steve has spent 30 years working in tax and financial services including at PwC, UBS, Credit Suisse, Coutts and latterly JP Morgan.

He studied Geology at Imperial College and has a Masters from Royal Holloway College. He also holds the DipPFS qualification.

Tom Spencer is a Client Advisor at Saranac Partners. Tom advises a diverse group of European entrepreneurs and families across their investment and broader financial affairs.

Working with his entrepreneurial clients, Tom provides expertise to business owners from the growth stages of their businesses through to major liquidity events and beyond. Prior to joining Saranac in 2017, Tom worked with a variety of domestic and international clients at Barclays and Bank Leumi.

Tom holds a BA in History & Politics from Durham University.