OKAN AKIN, CFA

Okan Akin is a Senior Vice President and Corporate Credit Research Analyst, focusing on emerging-market issuers. Prior to joining AB in 2012, he was a director in the Global Markets and Strategy Group at Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was responsible for credit strategy for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, Akin was a director in the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Research Group at J.P. Morgan, where he initiated coverage of the Middle East. He holds a BA in business administration and international relations from Bogazici University (Istanbul) and an MSc European policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Akin is a CFA Charterholder.