Ian Asvakovith

Ian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Piedmont Fund Services.
As part of Piedmont’s leadership committee, Ian drives strategic growth initiatives and long-term vision for the firm. He is a frequent speaker at alternative investment conferences and investor roundtables and has been recognized among the Top 10 Best CEOs by Industry Era Magazine as well as the 2020 Top Hedge Fund Solution Provider for Piedmont’s innovation in fund administration technology. He was also honored with the Ascend 2021 Trailblazer Award for his leadership within the Asian American business community.

Prior to founding Piedmont in 2005, Ian worked in Ernst & Young’s Global Asset Management practice in New York, overseeing audits across hedge funds, private equity funds, fund-of-funds, broker-dealers, and mutual fund clients. In addition, Ian served on various consulting projects including internal control reviews, forensic accounting, and internal audit outsourcing. At EY, Ian also served as the first Co-Chair of EY/Asia for the Tri-State Area, which later became Ascend. 

A serial entrepreneur at heart, Ian started his first company in his college dorm room while attending the University of California Santa Barbara, where he earned a B.A. in Business Economics with Accounting Emphasis. Ian has served on the executive committee/board of directors for a number of professional organizations, and is actively involved with various charitable organizations in the Washington D.C. Metro area. He is residing in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children.