Emmanuel Laurina

Emmanuel is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Middle East, Africa & Official Institutions at State Street Investment Management, reporting jointly to the Global Head of Client Coverage Group and the Head of EMEA. Supported by a team of 30 in Dubai, Krakow, London and Riyadh, he heads up all business operations, investment and client-facing activities in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, as well as the firm's Global Official Institutions Group.

Emmanuel is also the appointed CEO of the State Street Global Advisors Limited branch in Dubai and he is a non-executive Director on the board of State Street Saudi Arabia. Emmanuel is a member of the firm's Executive Management Group, EMEA Executive Committee, and State Street Corporation's Operating Group and Country Risk Committee.

Emmanuel also contributes to external initatives such as the Abu Dhabi Global Market Sustainable Finance Committee, the One Planet SWF Initiative, tthe Abu Dhabi Gender Equality Working Group, the steering committee of 30% Club's MENA Chapter, and the REACH mentoring platform for women in business in the Middle East.

Emmanuel joined State Street Investment Management in Brussels in 2005 where he was responsible for the firm's business in the Benelux and Nordics regions until relocating to the Middle East in 2013. Prior to joining State Street Investment Management, Emmanuel worked for The Bank of New York in London and Brussels where he gained experience in client relationship management, product management and business development. During his last four years at The Bank of New York, Emmanuel was responsible for growing BNY's third party money market fund platform business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Emmanuel holds an MA degree in Translation Studies from the University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium, and he has completed the Executive Leadership Program at Oxford University's Said Business School.