Daniel Xystus is chief investment officer of AOP Capital, where he helps institutionalize family offices and grow and protect long-term capital. Over more than three decades, he has led investment strategy across public and private markets, managed billion-dollar mandates, structured UCITS and Cayman funds, advised on Sharia-compliant vehicles, and built investment processes across the US, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
Daniel’s approach is what he calls Scientific CIO: data where it exists, wisdom where it counts. He uses models, evidence, and quantitative frameworks to strengthen governance, asset allocation, risk management, portfolio construction, and operating processes, while recognizing that markets still involve people, judgment, culture, and changing conditions. To follow his work, search Daniel Xystus on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
