Fidelis Wangata is a Director in the Compliance division of the firm.​​ He has over 17 years of global leadership experience holding senior positions at leading global financial institutions overseeing global compliance.​​​​

Prior to J Awan, he was Global Head of Private Assets Compliance at Fidelity International and was a member of Fidelity’s Global Executive Leadership Team responsible for setting and executing the strategy for the build-out of the Private Assets Business. Prior to Fidelity, he was Global Head of Compliance at Lombard Odier Investment Managers and a Member of the Firm’s Global Steering Committee. Prior to Lombard Odier, he was Head of Compliance (Europe & Asia) & MLRO for Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP; and CCO for the firm's US SEC Exempt Reporting Adviser. Previously, he was Associate Director/Senior Legal Counsel at Cambridge Associates Limited managing the Legal and Compliance Function across EMEA & China. Fidelis served on the Regulatory Committee of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) for 5 years.​​
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He graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a Masters in Law (LLM) degree with Distinction. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the University of Nairobi and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He holds the Regulation and Compliance Diploma from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, CISI.​