Biography
Main responsibilities
Sunil heads the team which manages long-only multi-asset funds and mandates. He is also a member of the Multi-Assets leadership group and a contributor to the AIMS investment process.
Experience and qualifications
Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Sunil was a Senior Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager at Santander Asset Management, having been Head of Global Asset Allocation at Hermes Investment Management and Head of Market Strategy at the British Telecom Pension Scheme. He also spent 10 years at BlackRock Investment Management in a number of roles including portfolio management, research and strategy. He holds an MSc in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London and an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, University of Oxford. He is also a CFA® Charterholder.
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