David Patrick Furey

David is the Global head of the Fixed Income Portfolio Strategy group. In this role he leads a team of experienced investment professionals who are responsible for representing our investment capabilities across the complete fixed income arena spanning indexed, active and systematic strategies, LDI, cash and currency. The strategist team also act as subject matter experts to assist institutional investors and their advisors to evaluate economic and market developments, assess the impact to their portfolios, and identify specific products and solutions to help them manage risk and take advantage of market opportunities.

Prior to joining the strategist team in 2011, David was a Senior Portfolio Manager at SSGA Ireland (formerly Bank of Ireland Asset Management) with responsibility for the management of a broad array of active fixed income strategies primarily in the European bond markets. Previously, David spent five years in a similar role in Bermuda with a focus on US credit markets with Butterfield Asset Management. David began his investment career with AIG in Dublin before moving to London in 1993 to take up a position as a fixed income portfolio manager, managing active and liability driven bond strategies for AIG and other institutional investors.

David is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, and of the Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin.