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Stephen Andrews, Managing Director, is Co-Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities for BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr. Andrews is lead portfolio manager for the Asian Dragon strategy and co-manages the Asian Unconstrained Strategy, Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Strategy and the Income strategies.
Prior to joining BlackRock in November 2017, Mr Andrews spent a 20-year career in the investment industry. During this time he has worked (and been based in) a variety of markets including Europe, the Middle East and now Asia. Prior to joining he was Head of Asian Financials Research and co-Head of Global Banks coverage at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong.
Mr. Andrews earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree (1st class) from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 1996. |
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Karthik Sankaran, Director, is a portfolio manager and research analyst within the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team in BlackRock’s Fundamental Equities Group. He co-manages the India strategies and the BGF Asian Growth Leaders fund. He is a member of the India & South East Asia research pod.
Before joining BlackRock in Nov 2021, Karthik was an Analyst & Portfolio Manager at Fidelity International for six years. He was responsible for a pan-regional equity research role in Asia, and was assistant PM of a 130/30 Asian fund. He was most recently lead PM of an Asia absolute return strategy.
Karthik was a member of BlackRock’s Fundamental Equities Team based in London and Singapore between 2010-15. He covered several Middle Eastern, Frontier and Asian equity markets. Karthik was also an equity research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2006-10 as part of the EMEA financials team.
Karthik earned a BSc in Government & Economics (First Class Honours) from the London School of Economics. |