Stéphane Monier is CIO at Lombard Odier (Private Bank).Stéphane joined Lombard Odier in July 2009 as Global Head of Fixed Income and Currencies for Lombard Odier Investment Managers, the asset management business of the Group, where he also held the position of Deputy Chief Investment Officer from July 2012. He moved to the private banking business in July 2013 as Head of Investments within the Europe private bank before being appointed Head of Investments in August 2015. Stéphane began his career in 1990 with Banque Populaire based in New York before joining JP Morgan Investment Management in 1991, first in Paris and then in London where he managed European and Global Fixed Income portfolios for institutional investors.In 1998, after seven years with JP Morgan, Stéphane relocated to join the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as Head of Fixed Income and Currencies, where he managed the sovereign wealth fund's internal and external fixed income assets as well as the currencies portfolio. He was also a member of the Asset Allocation Committee.In 2006, Stéphane moved to London with Fortis Investments as Head of European Fixed Income. In 2007, following the merger with ABN AMRO Asset Management, he was appointed Global Head of Fixed Income and Currencies for the merged organisation (Fortis Investments) where he successfully integrated the two fixed income teams. Stéphane was a non-executive director of AXA Property Trust, from June 2005 to December 2018. Stéphane is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Master’s Degree in International Finance from HEC Paris, as well as an Engineering Degree from AgroTech Paris.All posts, views and opinions are my own.