Ilana D. Weinstein founded The IDW Group in 2003 to address the global talent needs of the alternative investment community. Over the past two decades she has scaled the firm into a powerhouse, recognized as the thought leader on the acquisition of talent and what it takes to build and sustain world class teams.

 

The IDW Group was the subject of a 2023 Harvard Business School case study and Ms. Weinstein received the HBS Entrepreneurship Award in 2024.  Ms. Weinstein has been called “One of the Most Powerful Women in Hedge Funds” by The Wall Street Journal, a “Winner in the Hedge Fund Poaching Game” by Bloomberg and “Wall Street’s Hedgehunter” by CNBC.  She has lectured at Harvard and Wharton, is a frequent guest on Bloomberg and CNBC and featured on prominent podcasts and conference panels discussing her insights on identifying and attracting elite talent, the evolving landscape of high-stakes recruiting, market trends and the hedge fund universe.

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Previously, Ms. Weinstein worked as a Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and as a Financial Analyst with Goldman, Sachs & Co.  She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude, from The University of Pennsylvania.  Ms. Weinstein grew up in New York City and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.