Your Team
You work directly with our senior investment professionals - allowing us to deliver the highest quality service, consistent advice and investment portfolios targeted to your unique needs.
Bala Cumaresan, CFA
Chief Executive Officer
Bala founded Siharum Advisors, LLC in 2008 and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Bala has more than 30 years of experience in asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio constru..
Paul Matherwiez, CFA
Director of Research
Paul joined Siharum Advisors, LLC as Director of Research in 2013 and became a partner and member of the Board of Directors in 2014. Paul has more than 20 years of experience in investment and manager research, asset allocation and..
Sonela Panajoti
Director of Operations and Compliance
Sonela joined Siharum Advisors, LLC in 2022 as the Director of Operations and Compliance. She brings more than 15 years of Investment Operations experience to Siharum. Previously, Sonela worked at Boston Common Asset Management...
Joseph MacKoul, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Joe joined Siharum as our Research Analyst in 2020. Prior to becoming a member of our staff, Joe served as Senior Investment Operations Analyst at Manulife Investment Management in Boston ..
Sarah Zhao
Client Service Associate
Sarah joined Siharum as a Client Service Associate in December 2024. In this role, she is responsible for helping with client projects and assisting the directors and the client service team with ongoing, day-to-day tasks. Sarah attended...
Eylul Ucin
Senior Operations Associate
Eylul is our Senior Operations Associate who joined Siharum Advisors in June 2024. She is responsible for the daily operations and trading tasks. Eylul also provides support to the Client Service team on various client requests...
Jerry Makris
Client Service Associate
Jerry is a Client Service Associate who joined Siharum Advisors in June 2025. He began his tenure on the Operations team and transitioned to Client Service in May 2026. In his current role...
Rachel Cooke
Office Manager
Rachel joined Siharum in 2024 as the Office Manager. Rachel is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the office, which includes correspondence, communications, and coordinating visitors. Before joining..
