Virginie Maisonneuve, CFA

Global investment leader with over 25 years of leadership in top-tier asset management firms including Allianz GI (Global CIO-Equities), Eastspring-Prudential (Global CIO - all asset classes), Pimco (Global CIO-Equities), Schroders (Head of Internal Equities), Clay Finlay (Global Co-CIO). Known for her pioneering of strategic innovation-driven initiatives including AI, Quanta-mental, China, Thematics and the building out of strong teams with tested investment processes and collaborative mindset. Focus on aligning investment excellence with sustainability, client outcomes and long-term value creation. Recognized as a thought leader with deep cross-cultural experience having held positions in the US, London, Singapore, and China. She started her career as a consultant for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing (China). Virginie holds an MBA from ESLSCA (Paris), a BA in Mandarin Chinese (Dauphine University) and a Political Economy degree from Renmin University (Beijing). In addition, Virginie holds certificates from MIT CSAIL in Artificial Intelligence – implication for business strategy (MIT Sloane School of management) and from Cambridge University (UK) in Sustainable Finance. She is a frequent press commentator and speaker including on BBG, CNBC, FT.