Business Team

Declan Tiernan shares primary responsibility for managing the firm’s European operations, as well as leading OHA’s client coverage group in the EMEA region. Mr. Tiernan serves on various firm committees, including the compliance and ESG committees. Prior to joining OHA, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Alternative Fund Distribution at UBS Investment Bank and 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. Mr. Tiernan graduated with First Class Honours in Mathematics and Physics and holds a Ph.D. from Queen’s University, Belfast, where he currently serves as a member of the University Foundation Board. He also 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 chairs the Finance and Pension Trustee Committees. Mr. Tiernan has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and serves on the Board of the Alternative Credit Council.