{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-18T10:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:05:27","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Our people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our people<\/span><\/p>\n

Experience you can speak to.<\/h1>\n

Meet the people whose judgement and relationships underpin our work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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David F. Crystal<\/h2>\n
Co-founder & Managing Director<\/div>\n

David co-founded IPC in 1995. His experience spans asset management, trading and sales, with a background in international investment banking and oil trading.<\/p>\n

\nMore about David<\/summary>\n

Before IPC, David worked in London and Toronto, and in oil trading in China and Hong Kong. His work at IPC has encompassed multi-family, multi-asset portfolios.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n

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Zev Crystal<\/h2>\n
Co-founder<\/div>\n

Zev co-founded IPC in 1995 after holding senior positions in international investment banking in London, New York and Toronto.<\/p>\n

\nMore about Zev<\/summary>\n

His previous firms include SwissBank Corporation, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, CIBC and Daiwa. In 2021, the international business expanded with the creation of Gryphon in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n

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Leonard A. Watson<\/h2>\n
Senior Portfolio Manager<\/div>\n

Len brings trading and portfolio management experience, including longstanding work at IPC and specialist knowledge of global bond markets.<\/p>\n

\nMore about Leonard<\/summary>\n

He has developed proprietary bond-analysis software and previously traded warrants, convertibles and equities at international banks.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n

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Pantelis Margaronis<\/h2>\n
Wealth management<\/div>\n

Pantelis has a private banking background at Goldman Sachs, RBC and Credit Suisse, covering family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients.<\/p>\n

\nMore about Pantelis<\/summary>\n

His experience includes European family offices and the Greek, Benelux and Emerging Europe markets. He joined the Gryphon team in 2022, developing relationships and structuring transactions.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n

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Julien Jeannet<\/h2>\n
Investment analysis & transaction structuring<\/div>\n

Julien\u2019s experience includes financial analysis, infrastructure and renewable energy project finance.<\/p>\n

\nMore about Julien<\/summary>\n

His work has included solar development, fundraising and investment projects in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, alongside businesses developing ESG solutions.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n

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Andrew Case<\/h2>\n
Legal & compliance experience<\/div>\n

Andrew\u2019s background spans cross-border investment, asset management and securities law.<\/p>\n

\nMore about Andrew<\/summary>\n

His experience includes international legal practices and investment banks, together with compliance roles at private equity and financial investment firms.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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A conversation is a good beginning<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s discuss what matters to you.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Contact IPC \u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our people Experience you can speak to. Meet the people whose judgement and relationships underpin our work. David F. Crystal Co-founder & Managing Director David co-founded IPC in 1995. His experience spans asset management, trading and sales, with a background in international investment banking and oil trading. More about David Before IPC, David worked in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investmentandportfolioconsultants.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}