Sergejs Prala
Portfolio Manager
Senior Vice President
Paris
Biography
16
Years of Industry Experience
3
Years with Neuberger Berman
Sergejs Prala, CFA, FRM, Senior Vice President, joined the firm in 2018. Sergejs is a fixed income Portfolio Manager on the European Investment Grade team. Within the team, he is responsible for corporate bond investments and short duration strategies. Previously, Sergejs was a portfolio manager at BNP Paribas Asset Management responsible for euro aggregate investments. He began his career in 2006 as a credit risk analyst at Privatbank. Sergejs holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Latvia and has graduated with MSc in Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Sergejs is a CFA charterholder and a Certified FRM.
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