Business Team

Declan Tiernan shares primary responsibility for managing the firm’s European operations, as well as for investment product development and client coverage, and is based in OHA’s London office. Mr. Tiernan serves on various firm committees, including the compliance and ESG committees. Prior to joining OHA, he was Managing Director and head of alternative fund distribution at UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Tiernan previously held similar roles at Deutsche Bank and HSBC, where he was responsible for marketing structured and alternative credit products to European and Middle Eastern investors. He earned a B.Sc. (Hons), First Class, and a Ph.D. from Queen’s University, Belfast, where he has served as a Member of Senate and sat on the University’s Planning and Finance Committee. Mr. Tiernan currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Ireland Funds Great Britain, and sits on the Governing Body of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he also chairs the Finance and Pension Trustee Committees. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.