Marko Dimitrijevic is one of the world’s foremost emerging markets experts, with over 35 years of professional investing experience. A pioneer in conducting on-the-ground due diligence, particularly in frontier markets, Mr. Dimitrijevic, CFA has traveled to more than 100 countries. He has invested in over 120 emerging or frontier markets, and was one of the earliest Western investors in China, Russia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Currently chairman of investment group Volta Global, from 1995 to 2015 he managed one of the world’s best performing emerging markets funds. He has won numerous awards including:

  • “Top 25 Mid-Size Hedge Funds” by Bloomberg in 2014,
  • “Top 100 Hedge Funds” by Barron’s for the 3 years ended 2011,
  • “Top 10 Emerging Market Hedge Funds” by Bloomberg in 2010,
  • “The World’s 75 Best Hedge Funds” by Barron’s for the 3 years ended 2007, and
  • “Global Macro Fund of the Year” by Absolute Return magazine in 2007.

Marko Dimitrijevic with President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Marko Dimitrijevic has been featured in the world’s most respected financial and business publications and media outlets including Barron’s, Bloomberg, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, Institutional Investor, Reuters, Time, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Worth, and he is featured in the books Inside the House of Money and Investing with the Hedge Fund Giants. Mr. Dimitrijevic holds an MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He is a graduate of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He and his family live in Miami, Florida.

About The Co-Author

DSC_0167Timothy Mistele, CFA has more than 30 years’ experience in investor relations, marketing, portfolio management, and financial analysis at several leading global financial firms, including 19 years working with Marko Dimitrijevic. He earned an MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Princeton University. Mr. Mistele holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He and his family live in Miami, Florida.