Finnian O’Neill is the Chief Investment Officer at ABL Aviation. He develops pricing models and delivers investment recommendations to the company’s investors. He also assesses the creditworthiness of lessees and evaluates the risk and return profiles of investment opportunities. Finnian also plays a key role in building and maintaining relationships with lenders worldwide.

Finnian began his career as an investment actuary at Willis Towers Watson in London, advising clients on fixed-income investments and risk management strategies. His responsibilities included leading multi-year hedging programmes, managing financial instruments like interest rates and hedges, and selling illiquid inflation-linked corporate bond portfolios.

Before joining ABL Aviation, Finnian was the Head of Analytics at Stellwagen Technology, where he led a team in developing pricing and investment management software. As Managing Director at Stellwagen Finance, he worked with lessor and airline clients to create and implement innovative financing solutions, raising capital from senior and junior lenders in the capital markets and banking sectors. Finnian’s achievements earned him a spot on the Airline Economics “Top 40 Under 40” list. He is a qualified actuary and holds the CFA charter.

Finnian graduated with First-Class Honours from University College Dublin, where he studied Actuarial and Financial Studies.