Who We Are

Before founding Arvella Investments, Benoît was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs International in London. He started his career at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., then moved to asset management. Benoît received a PhD in Economics from Yale under Nobel Laureate Chris Sims and a BSc in Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique. Benoît sits at the Yale Graduate School Alumni Association Board. He is a Knight of Burgundy’s Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.

Lionel is an independent economic consultant at MacroLucid Research specializing in ESG finance. He plays a key role in developing many of the ESGforInvestors tools. Until 2019, he was a senior cross-asset strategist for Société Générale Lyxor Asset Management in Paris. Previously, Lionel worked as an emerging markets economist and fixed income strategist for Deutsche Bank investment bank research in London. While a doctoral student, Lionel conducted research projects with the Federal Reserve of Chicago, the International Monetary Fund, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas. He holds a PhD in Economics from The University of Chicago and an MS in Statistics from the ENSAE in Paris.

Donough joined Davy in 2019 as Chief Investment Officer and has overall responsibility for their wealth management portfolios. This encompasses asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction. Prior to joining Davy, he led the Investment Strategy Group for Goldman Sachs International in London. In this role he was responsible for advising clients and overseeing client portfolios in the Private Wealth Management division across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Donough joined Goldman Sachs in New York in 2000, working in investment research and strategy. He moved to London in 2002 and became a Managing Director in 2008. He earned a PhD in Mathematics and a MS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000, and graduated from University College Dublin with a MSc in Mathematics in 1993.

Nabeel is Head of Discretionary Strategies and a member of the Investment Team at Fulcrum Asset Management, a London-based independent investment manager with a global client base. Prior to joining Fulcrum in 2011, Nabeel worked at Goldman Sachs International in London for four years in the Investment Strategy Group. Nabeel graduated from Warwick University in 2007 with a BSc in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics. He has been a CFA charterholder since 2011.

Prior to joining Arvella Investments, Maria was a trader assistant at Société Générale CIB where she spent 3 years supporting the equity derivatives trading desk. She previously worked as a financial auditor at KPMG where she reviewed and assessed financial data, and evaluated internal procedures for financial services and real estate companies. Maria holds a master’s degree in Management from Audencia Nantes School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Before founding Arvella, Bruno was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs International in London where for over twenty years he advised key clients on their investments. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the Investment Strategy Group and head of the Portfolio Management Group in EMEA and Asia, responsible for managing discretionary multi-asset portfolios. Bruno holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a degree in Applied Economics from the Catholic University Leuven. He serves on the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Gino Cenedese is a Research Director at Fulcrum Asset Management, where he conducts quantitative research with a focus on global multi-asset strategies. Previously, he was a Senior Economist at the Bank of England, and worked in the Monetary Analysis, International, and Financial Stability directorates. His research interests are in the areas of international and climate finance, empirical asset pricing, and asset management. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Finance. Dr. Cenedese holds a PhD degree in Finance from Warwick Business School.

Ahyan is a PhD candidate in Economics at Yale University. His current research focuses on themes of climate change and financial markets in various settings. He holds an MA and an MPhil in Economics from Yale. He completed his BA in Mathematics and Economics at Reed College.

Tianhao is a PhD candidate in Finance at HEC Paris. His current research focuses on asset management and ESG investment. He holds a MSc with distinction in Statistics from University College London.

Charlotte is the CEO and an executive director of Pensions for Purpose. In her role, Charlotte oversees the running of the business, develops the growth and innovation strategy and looks for opportunities to build partnerships to achieve Pensions for Purpose's mission. Charlotte is also a member of the Impact Investing Institute's Pensions Expert Panel, an ambassador for the Transparency Taskforce and a founder of 10 Billion World, an end-to-end sustainability project management business aimed at businesses and organisations setting net zero and carbon reduction targets. Charlotte has over 15 years of professional experience in asset management, starting in fund analysis and progressing through to institutional business development. Charlotte has worked for some very well-known institutions, including Jupiter, Pictet and Cambridge Associates. Through her roles, Charlotte has built a knowledge and passion for responsible and sustainable investing. She has demonstrated this in co-authoring a paper with the Society for Pension Professionals on Social Impact Investing and speaking on topics such as fee and service transparency at PLSA and Transparency Taskforce events. Charlotte played a key role in developing the Impact Investing Institute's Impact Investing Principles for Pensions and led the launch of the Impact Investing Adopters Forum. Outside of work Charlotte is a mother to two children, a fitness and running enthusiast, a volunteer with Redstart (a charity working to educate children on savings and investments) and always looking for ways to improve her own social and environmental impact.

Iancu works on the development of Fulcrum Asset Management’s responsible investment capabilities. He joined Fulcrum from Legal & General Investment Management (where he led the stewardship team’s work in the energy sector and advised institutional clients on low-carbon investment solutions), having previously worked for the Carbon Tracker Initiative (a leading think-tank investigating climate risk in energy markets), the Institute of Art and Ideas and the UK Cabinet Office. He graduated from the London School of Economics and holds degrees in philosophy and public policy.

Prior to joining Arvella Investments, Géraldine worked as a Senior Research Analyst at Pavilion Advisory Group in Montreal, Canada (now a Mercer practice). In this capacity, she worked with investment consultants conducting manager searches for institutional clients as well as due diligence on global investment managers through face-to-face meetings. Géraldine holds an MBA from INSEAD as well as a Master of Science in Administration (M.Sc.) in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from HEC Montreal. She is a CFA charterholder.

Before joining Arvella, Emilie worked in London as an institutional relationship manager for the UK and France at Morningstar Investment Management. She started her professional career at Euler Hermes Asset Management in Paris as a Financial analyst covering multi-asset strategies, before working as an Equity Portfolio Manager Assistant. Emilie holds a degree in Economic Sciences from Panthéon-Assas University – Paris II and a Master’s degree in Asset Management from Dauphine University.

Rahil is a Director at Fulcrum Asset Management and is involved in portfolio strategy, portfolio implementation, research, sustainability and idea generation for the discretionary macro and thematic strategies. Prior to joining Fulcrum, Rahil was a strategist within the Asset Allocation team at Legal & General Investment Management for five years, during which time he completed his Masters’ in Actuarial Management from Cass Business School and qualified as an Actuary in 2017.

Michel started his career as a risk professional for BNP Paribas Institutional Banking where he primarily focused on derivatives valuation and trading position control. After spending five years in their London and Paris offices, he pursued a dual MBA level degree at HEC Paris and Yale School of Management, joining Arvella after graduation. Michel also holds a master’s degree in Economics and Statistics from Ensae ParisTech.