Mikhail Zverev

Mikhail Zverev has a BSc in Semiconductor Physics from St Petersburg Technical University and an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE. He started his career at Trigon Capital in 1998 as an investment banker in the technology space, before moving on to Citigroup as an M & A investment banking analyst. In 2002 he joined First State Investments (FSI) as a UK equities analyst, supporting Paul Jourdan (the current manager of the TB Amati UK Smaller Companies Fund) on the FSI UK Smaller Companies Fund and the FSI AIM VCT. In 2007 Mikhail joined Standard Life Investments as a global equities portfolio manager, eventually becoming the lead portfolio manager on a global equity unconstrained strategy and ultimately Head of Global Equities, responsible for a team with AUM of $10 billion. In 2018, Mikhail joined Aviva Investors (along with several of his colleagues) as Head of Global Equities where he launched a Global Equity Unconstrained strategy as well as developing and launching a range of global sustainable equities strategies. He recently left Aviva in order to develop a global equities strategy in the area of innovation, a proposition which has attracted strong interest from several institutions wishing to sponsor such a fund. We are delighted that Mikhail has chosen to work under the auspices of Amati and we believe that he will be a good fit for us, both culturally and in terms of investment philosophy.