Gampola, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Senior Investment Analyst / Associate Director/Senior Buy-Side Investment Professional,covering Sovereign & Institutional Fixed Income / Multi-Asset Portfolios (Middle East)
Led and supported fixed income and multi-asset analytics for global institutional and sovereign clients, with primary coverage responsibility for Middle East mandates. Served as a key investment professional supporting multiple Qatar (Doha)-based institutional engagements, including mandate reviews, strategic asset allocation discussions, and long-term capital planning. Designed and presented portfolio stress-testing and risk scenario frameworks, covering: Interest rate shocks Credit spread widening Oil price volatility Geopolitical and regional risk scenarios Acted as the technical investment counterpart in client meetings, independently explaining: Portfolio construction logic Risk governance frameworks Downside protection and drawdown management approaches Coordinated post-meeting analyses and client memoranda, translating investment committee feedback into actionable portfolio insights. Worked closely with portfolio managers, asset allocation teams, and risk functions across global teams while being Seattle-based.
Supported Global Fixed Income Portfolio Managers covering developed and emerging markets, operating from JPMorgan’s Seattle institutional investment platform. Prepared monthly and quarterly risk, performance, and attribution reports for large pension funds and sovereign-linked institutional clients, including Middle East-based accounts. Contributed to internal investment notes and client-facing presentations related to Qatar-linked and GCC regional mandates. Assisted with: Duration and curve exposure analysis Credit allocation and issuer concentration reviews Scenario analysis for interest rate and macro volatility Worked closely with portfolio management, risk, and institutional advisory teams to support long-horizon fixed income strategies.
Supported Global Fixed Income investment teams through portfolio analytics, performance reporting, and institutional client materials from JPMorgan’s Seattle-based asset management platform. Assisted in preparing quarterly portfolio reviews for institutional, pension, and sovereign-related clients, including early exposure to Middle East mandates. Gained hands-on experience with buy-side portfolio construction workflows, internal risk systems, and investment research processes. Collaborated with senior analysts and portfolio managers on duration analysis, yield curve positioning, and macro-driven fixed income themes.