Manulife Asset Management has named Megan Greene as managing director and chief economist.
Ms. Greene is responsible for forecasting global macro-economic and financial trends and analyzing the potential opportunities and impacts to support the firm’s investment teams around the world.
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"We are delighted to welcome Megan to our organization," said Kai Sotorp, President & Chief Executive Officer.
"Her wealth of global economic experience and her keen, insightful research will make her an invaluable resource to our teams as we develop robust, long-term investment solutions for our clients. In addition, she will be a critical contributor to our thought leadership program, which keeps our clients up to date on key trends and issues affecting the investing landscape."
She will be based in Manulife Asset Management’s Boston office, as a member of the Portfolio Solutions Group (PSG), which specializes in global asset allocation portfolio management. PSG manages more than $118 billion in assets and consists of more than 25 experienced investment managers around the globe. She reports to Robert Boyda, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation.
For the past several years, Ms. Greene ran her own London-based economics consulting practice, Maverick Intelligence, serving clients who leveraged her analysis of economic, political, policy and social developments and the impact these were likely to have on the global economy.
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By GlobalDataPreviously, she was Director of European Economics at Roubini Global Economics, where she conducted macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, with a focus on the Eurozone, and provided real-time analysis on global developments and how they would impact political and macroeconomic forecasts and financial systems. Prior to this, she was Editor/Economist, Western Europe, at Economist Intelligence Unit, responsible for economic forecasts and models for a wide range of countries.
Ms. Greene holds an M.Sc. in European Politics from Oxford University, Nuffield College, and a bachelor’s degree with honors in Political Economy from Princeton University.
Her appointment is effective immediately.
