Willem Klijnstra

Willem is a senior portfolio manager in the Global Balanced Solutions (GBS) Team. He is also responsible for the GBS Global Research Team of 6 analysts. These analysts are responsible for fundamental research on tactical and strategic allocation and the development of scorecards, the cornerstone of the fundamental part of the investment process. He joined BNP Paribas Investment Partners in 2010 as a result of the combination of BNP Paribas IP and Fortis Investments. He joined Fortis Investments in 1999 as a pension actuary, assuming responsibility for the annual actuarial accounts of Dutch institutional clients. He became a portfolio manager for institutional mandates in 2001 and in 2004 he added co-responsibility for portfolio management of multi-asset Absolute Return and GTAA funds. In 2007 he moved to London and became solely responsible for portfolio management of multi-asset Absolute Return and GTAA funds. Willem is also responsible for currency positioning decisions within the GBS team. Willem holds a Master’s degree in econometrics (cum laude) from the University of Groningen and a Master’s degree in actuarial sciences from the University of Amsterdam. He is also a CFA charterholder.