Kaan Nazli, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2013. Kaan is Senior Economist and Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Debt team. Previously, he worked at ING Investment Management and Medley Global Advisors, where he was responsible for macro research and sovereign debt credit views. Before that, he worked as a research analyst for Eurasia Group, where he advised financial institutions on east central Europe. He played a key role in establishing the Lehman Brothers Eurasia Group Stability Index (LEGSI), a comparative political and economic stability index designed to measure stability in more than 20 emerging markets. Kaan received a Bachelor’s in International Affairs from the University of Ankara, Turkey, and earned a Master’s in International Relations from New York University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations.