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Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Pandion Asset Management
Editorial staff
6 August 2025
Houston-headquartered Pandion Asset Management, a US SEC-registered investment advisor , has appointed Horatio H Sparkes as senior director of business development and investor relations. In this newly-created role, Sparkes will work with public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments, foundations, family offices, and consultants, introducing differentiated strategies aligned with long-term value creation and ESG principles. “This is a moment when institutional investors are rethinking how they approach real assets – and what long-term alignment really looks like,” said Sparkes. “Pandion’s approach is disciplined and intentional, and I’m looking forward to supporting that work.” Sparkes brings over 30 years of experience across the pension and financial services industries. He previously served as partner and managing director at CapSource Productions and has held senior business development positionss at APEX, Geronimo Investment Management, and The Yucaipa Companies. Earlier in his career, Sparkes served as deputy comptroller for pensions for the City of New York, overseeing what was then the fifth-largest public pension portfolio in the US, with more than $120 billion in assets. He chaired both the investment and actuarial audit committees and served as a trustee on multiple city pension boards, the firm said in a statement. Prior to that, he was executive director of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System. “Horatio brings a rare depth of experience across both public and private investment platforms, and that perspective will be invaluable as we continue to scale,” said Brent de Jong, CEO of Pandion Asset Management. “His credibility with allocators and commitment to disciplined strategy align closely with how we operate and where we’re headed.” In addition to his role at Pandion, Sparkes serves as a trustee on the New York State Secure Choice Savings Program Board, which oversees a Roth IRA retirement plan for private-sector workers. He also chairs the boards of the Cambria Center for the Gifted Child and the Cambria School of Excellence.