Klaus Paesler, CFA is the Senior Director, Institutional Relations, EMEA at CFA Institute.
Based in London, Klaus heads the team managing CFA Institute’s relationships with financial services firms such as asset managers, asset owners, banks and professional services firms across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Klaus joined the CFA Institute from Millennium Global Group, where most recently he was head of Business Development and Marketing, responsible for leading growth strategies across EMEA, LATAM and North America. Prior to that he worked at Russell Investments and Mellon Capital Management in both the US and the UK, latterly as Director of Investment Solutions for Northern Europe. He has extensive experience working in portfolio management for equity and derivative strategies, client-facing roles both as a product specialist and in executing business growth strategies and product development covering multiple asset classes.
Klaus is a CFA Charterholder and holds a BS degrees in Business Management and Finance from Portland State University and an MS in Finance from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He has also recently earned the Certificate in ESG Investing.
