Emmanuel Laurina

Emmanuel is a Managing Director and Head of Middle East & Africa at State Street Global Advisors, reporting to the Global Head of Client Coverage Group. Supported by a team of 14 in Abu Dhabi, Krakow, London and Riyadh, he heads up all operations 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 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 Global Advisors in Brussels in 2005 where he was responsible for Benelux and Nordics until relocating to the Middle East in 2013. Prior to joining State Street Global Advisors, 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 4 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.