Altman will also serve for one year as a member of the MFA’s board of directors.

“The hedge fund sector is changing as it becomes more mainstream, and the challenges facing the industry are changing as well,” Altman said.

The Managed Funds Association is based in Washington, DC, and represents the global alternative investment industry.

The association was established to enable hedge fund and managed futures firms in the space to participate in public policy discourse and learn from peers. It has a global presence and engages with regulators and policy makers in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and other regions where MFA members are market participants.