Alaina Danley
Country Head – Cayman Islands
Alaina Danley is Country Head for the Waystone Cayman Islands operations. With over two decades of investment management experience spanning North America and the Cayman Islands, Alaina brings a wealth of experience in private funds. She leads practice guidance on governance and compliance matters and serves as an independent professional director in her personal capacity.
An experienced board member and governance adviser, Alaina’s tenure at Waystone exceeds 12 years during which she has held roles within Waystone Cayman as a Managing Director, Head of Fund Governance and Chief Revenue Officer.
Prior to Waystone, Alaina worked at Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, in the position of Director of Operations and Finance for Bain Capital Public Equity (formerly Brookside Capital). Previously, Alaina was an Assurance Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in the Investment Management practice of their Boston office, where she was responsible for the execution of audits for various private investment funds. She worked with some of the world’s leading asset managers and gained extensive experience working with investment managers and fund service providers.
Alaina serves on the Executive Committee of AIMA Cayman and is a member of both the Cayman Islands Directors Association and 100 Women in Finance. In 2021, she was featured in 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by Hedge Fund Journal. Alaina is a Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and a Certified Public Accountant.
Skills and experience
- Hedge Funds
- Commodity Pools
- Private Equity Funds
- Private Lending Funds
- Bain Capital Public Equity (formerly Brookside Capital), Director, Finance & Operations, 2009-2012
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Manager, Assurance Services, 2003-2009
- AIMA Cayman Executive Committee Member – Deputy Chair
- Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
- Member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association
- Member of 100 Women in Finance
- Certified Public Accountant (Massachusetts)
- Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), Boston College, USA 2004
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, College of the Holy Cross, USA 2003
- “Fund Banking 2.0 – Post Banking Crisis Success,” hosted by FundBank, November 2023
- “Navigating the Path to Fund Directorship,” 100WF Education Session, Washington, DC, October 2023
- Waystone 2022 Investment Funds Summit, New York, December 2022
- Launching an Investment Fund Post Pandemic: What Has Changed?” 2022
- “Crossover Funds, the artists formerly known as Hybrid” July 2021
- Fund Governance War Stories: An Examination of Distressed Governance Situations, May 2020
- Private Funds Law 2020: What Does Your Fund Need To Do In Order To Be Compliant? May 2020
- DMS 2020 Investment Funds Summit, New York, January 2020
- “Perspectives in Global Mobility” Panelist at 100WF Next Gen Conference, Grand Cayman, October 26, 2018
- “Offshore Funds Update.” Panelist at Dorsey Private Funds Symposium, New York, September 26, 2018
- “Good Relationships Gone Bad.” Panelist at Campbells Funds Focus Conference, Grand Cayman, November 10, 2017
- “Updates on Fund Terms, Structures and Tax.” Panelist at Dorsey Private Funds Symposium, New York, September 28, 2016
- “Times of Uncertainty…Whether to Hold or Fold (Assessing the risks of continued management)” Panelist at Krys Global Cayman Conference, Grand Cayman, May 14, 2015
- “Women in Hedge Funds” Panelist at Thompson Hine annual conference, New York, October 15, 2014
- “FATCA Update” Presenter for The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable Regulatory Call, New York, September 18, 2014
- “A Practitioner’s Guide to U.S. Regulatory & Criminal Cross-Border Enforcement” Panelist at IWIRC sponsored presentation, Grand Cayman, April 3, 2014
