Christian Munafo

Christian Munafo - Chief Investment Officer, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc

Christian has over 20 years of experience in finance, the majority of which has been focused on secondary investments involving venture-backed and growth companies and funds.

Prior to joining the Private Shares Fund investment management team and Liberty Street Advisors, Inc., Christian was co-head of the Global Private Equity Secondaries Practice at HQ Capital. Prior to that, he served as head of secondaries at Thomas Weisel Partners. Christian holds a B.A. in Economics and Finance from Rutgers College.

My Insights

Active Thinking

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Active Thinking: PE investing amid tariff waves

07 May 2025 | Christian Munafo

Christian Munafo, Chief Investment Officer at Liberty Street Advisors, explores how private companies are responding to market volatility and why this might attract investor interest.

Investment Opinions

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The Private Innovation Economy

25 June 2024 | Christian Munafo

Given the shift of capital from public to private markets, and the trend of high-growth companies staying private longer, Liberty Street Advisors’ Christian Munafo explains how investors can tap into these dynamic, innovative and revenue-rich late-stage US businesses during their most exciting development phases.

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My Videos

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GAM LSA Private Shares: Review and Outlook - September 2025

18 September 2025

During this update, Liberty Street’s Managing Director, Kevin Moss and CIO, Christian Munafo, provide an overview of the current investing environment in private markets, where they’re finding opportunities and how they’ve managed such a successful start for a new fund.

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GAM Alternatives launch event - Christian Munafo

April 2025

Providing liquidity to early investors in private, late-stage growth companies—especially those powering AI infrastructure.

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Introduction to Late Stage Private Shares

November 2024

Christian Munafo of Liberty Street Advisors, provides an overview of the opportunities in private markets.

My Awards

Capabilities

GAM wins Private Equity Fund of the Year at Financial Newswire/SQM Research Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2025.

September 2025

GAM's LSA Private Shares Strategy, managed by our partner firm Liberty Street Advisors, was named Private Equity Fund of the Year at the Financial Newswire/SQM Research 2025 Fund Manager of the Year Awards.

The awards recognise the best of the best across 20 investment categories in the Australian funds management industry.

Congratulations to Liberty Street Advisors, Christian Munafo, Kevin Moss, Jonas Grankvist and GAM’s team in Australia.

View the full list of winners here.

Capabilities

GAM’s Private Shares strategy named Emerging Fund of the year by Financial Newswire/SQM Research in Australia

September 2023

GAM’s Private Shares Strategy, managed by our partner firm Liberty Street Advisors, was named Emerging Fund of the Year at The Financial Newswire/SQM Research 2023 Fund Manager of the Year Awards. The awards seek to identify the best of the best among fund managers available in Australia across 18 investment categories.

Click here to see the full list of winners.

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Christian Munafo