Shweta Narasimhadevara

Shweta Narasimhadevara is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Product at State Street Global Advisors. In this capacity, she is responsible for defining and executing the firm’s strategic product roadmap. Shweta leads the Product organization globally across the institutional and ETF franchises to design, launch, enhance and optimize all products and platforms used to commercialize our investment capabilities through our distribution channels, partners and client segments. She is a member of the State Street Global Advisors Leadership Team, the State Street Global Advisors Executive Management Group, the State Street Operating Group and various governance committees and boards.
Prior to joining State Street in 2022, Shweta was the Head of Investment Product Strategy at Mellon Investments Corporation, BNY Mellon, where she led the Product Strategy function globally, with particular emphasis on driving high-impact strategic initiatives across the enterprise including launching the firm’s first ETFs, management business reviews, and platform-wide optimization initiatives. She was executive sponsor and chairperson of the ESG and DEI councils at Mellon. Shweta has been in the global investment industry for over two decades and previously held leadership positions at Barclays Capital and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance in New York, London and Mumbai. Her breadth of experience includes several years as a portfolio manager and investment strategist during which time Shweta worked directly with institutional clients including pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices and registered investment advisers to build innovative multi-asset class products and tailored solutions to meet specific financial outcomes.
Shweta earned her Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.