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Desmond Macauley

Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk Management at Armour Capital Management

Officer recordForm ADV filed 26 March 2026

Desmond Macauley is Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk Management of Armour Capital Management LP, a Vero Beach investment adviser.

Career

Desmond Macauley has been Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk Management of Armour Capital Management since March 2024. Desmond Macauley is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Desmond Macauley holds an MBA — The Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Electrical Engineering — Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS in magna cum laude from in Electrical Engineering — New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Armour Capital Management LP is a Vero Beach, FL firm with $21B under management, 1 client and 6 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.

The 2026 ARMOUR Residential REIT proxy describes Desmond Macauley’s current Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk Management roles and his earlier MBS strategy and research positions.

The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Credentials and registrations

Professional designations

Listed by Armour Capital Management

  • CFA charterholder

Individual registration and examination information for Desmond Macauley is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Desmond Macauley
CRD
4290110
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
sec.gov

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Desmond Macauley work?

Desmond Macauley has been Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk Management of Armour Capital Management LP since March 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 26 March 2026

Is Desmond Macauley a CFA charterholder?

Armour Capital Management lists Desmond Macauley with the CFA credential (“CFA charterholder”) on its website. CFA Institute confirms certification status.

Source: ARMOUR Residential REIT 2026 proxy statement

Leadership at Armour Capital Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 4290110. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Armour Capital Management LP, filed 26 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Armour Capital Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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