Primary Job Title Founder and co CIO Primary Organization Alpha Blue Ocean
Location Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Middle East Gender Male
Website alphablueocean.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Hugo Pingray is a Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Alpha Blue Ocean.
He covers all aspect of the business, managing the firm’s operational risk and its financial planning while originating and closing PIPE’s transactions - with an emphasis on emerging markets. To this date, he has assisted in deploying over EUR 200 Million across the world,
oftentimes successfully implementing complex financially engineered solutions for issuers in jurisdictions that had never seen them before.
Born and raised in Martinique, Hugo has always been a creative and strategic thinker. In addition to his work, he is a sports enthusiast and one of the most successful poker player of his generation. He captured a World Champion title in 2014, and his game theory approach to the game allowed him to earn millions online in tracked earnings.
Before co-founding ABO, Hugo co-founded the Bracknor Investment Group, a Dubai based family office. Earlier he had been an Investment analyst at a London based alternative investment firm.
Hugo studied in IESEG School of Management, holds a Bachelor of Science from Vatel Business School as well as a certificate in Corporate Finance from HEC Paris and is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.


