Founding Partner

Ashley M. Hunter is the Founding Partner of A. Hunter & Company, a family office with global investments across insurance, technology, and luxury markets. She co-leads the firm’s portfolio strategy, overseeing ventures such as AFO Partners, an international insurance brokerage, and BLI, an AI-driven platform delivering real-time investment strategies for the luxury sector.

Since 2015, Ashley has served as a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information, where she teaches on risk, innovation, and financial systems. Previously, she was the Managing Director of HM Risk Group LLC, advising startups and corporations on alternative risk transfer and global reinsurance placement. Under her leadership, HM Risk Group became an industry pioneer in niche insurance products for the sharing economy and assistive reproductive technologies.

A recognized thought leader in insurance and reinsurance, Ashley is a frequent speaker at leading industry events, including PLUS, NetDiligence, Digital Insurance Summit, Women in Insurance Summit, and NAAIA.

In addition to her professional achievements, Ashley is an accomplished concert violinist. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory and Composition from Centenary College of Louisiana and an MBA from Texas A&M University.

Ashley serves on the boards of several nonprofits and public companies, including Panmure House and Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL; formerly traded as International Game Technology PLC, NYSE: IGT). Her expertise and work have been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, and other leading publications.

Partner

Fredrik Österberg has a law degree from Stockholm University and a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from Stockholm School of Economics. He has 20+ years of experience in finance and advisory, including as a banker and M&A advisor at HSBC in London, and non-executive director and chair of public corporations.

Fredrik currently serves as board chair of Slottsviken Fastighets AB and CEO of Link Prop Investment AB, both Real Estate Investment Trusts publicly traded in Stockholm, Sweden.