CIO
Prior to co-founding BG in 2002, Emmanuel spent 6 years working for Goldman Sachs in London and Paris in the equity derivatives division, where his responsibilities included European equity derivatives proprietary trading and the French equity volatility book. He had previously worked in New York for 2 years in the Financial Engineering team of Bankers Trust.
Emmanuel is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS Ulm).
Executive Chairman / CRO
Prior to co-founding BG in 2002, Emmanuel spent over 13 years working at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and a member of the board of Goldman Sachs Europe. He was a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division and responsible for all private banking activities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Emmanuel holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School.
He is also a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, and holds a Law degree from the Paris II University.
Head of Fundamental Investment
Charles-Edouard is a founder of Boussard & Gavaudan and managing director and co-president of Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion. Prior to co-founding BG, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs in investment banking in London and Paris, advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
Charles-Edouard graduated from the Grand Ecole Program at HEC Paris.
CEO
Rubens joined Boussard & Gavaudan in 2020 and has been appointed CEO in 2022. Former Global Manager and Head of Operations and Indices at Rothschild Risk Based Investments, Rubens held various positions in the asset management industry Alongside his professional career, he provided lectures in Asset Management at IAE Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne.
Rubens holds a Master's degree in Finance from IAE Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) certification.
CIO
Prior to co-founding BG in 2002, Emmanuel spent 6 years working for Goldman Sachs in London and Paris in the equity derivatives division, where his responsibilities included European equity derivatives proprietary trading and the French equity volatility book. He had previously worked in New York for 2 years in the Financial Engineering team of Bankers Trust.
Emmanuel is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS Ulm).
Executive Chairman / CRO
Prior to co-founding BG in 2002, Emmanuel spent over 13 years working at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and a member of the board of Goldman Sachs Europe. He was a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division and responsible for all private banking activities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Emmanuel holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School.
He is also a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, and holds a Law degree from the Paris II University.
CO-CIO
Etienne joined Boussard & Gavaudan in 2004, previously working for Goldman Sachs and UBS Warburg in London in equity and interest rate derivatives. Etienne is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS Ulm) and holds a PhD in probabilities from the Université Paris VI, Pierre et Marie Curie.
Head of Fundamental Investment
Charles-Edouard is a founder of Boussard & Gavaudan and managing director and co-president of Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion. Prior to co-founding BG, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs in investment banking in London and Paris, advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
Charles-Edouard graduated from the Grand Ecole Program at HEC Paris.
Head of Volatility Trading and Capital Structure Arbitrage
With almost 19 years & experience, Aymeric joined BG in Paris as an analyst in 2010 and spent 8 years in London entity having previously worked at BNP Paribas and Société Générale as a Trader in Equity Derivatives Trading. Aymeric holds a MSc degree in engineering. He studied at Ecole Centrale Paris and Sorbonne University, earning a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics for Finance.
Paris Office
fx.baud@bgam-fr.com
+33 1 44 90 39 47
Prior to joining Boussard & Gavaudan in 2008, François-Xavier worked as a Financial consultant at Equinox Consulting. There, he participated in International deployment projects on Asian entities for the FICC division of SG CIB.
He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and a degree in organisational strategy and information systems from Université Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne.
London Office
vanessa.levi@bgam-uk.com
+44 20 3751 5445
Vanessa has over 15 years of experience in asset management. Prior to joining in 2022, she managed a Single-Family Office and was previously country head for Italy for Russell investments. She has extensive experience working with the Italian, Spanish, Swiss, UK and Israeli markets.
Vanessa graduated from Regent’s College and holds a BA Honour degree in Business Administration.
Head of Risks Systems
In 2005, Boris joined the IT team after his time as a member of Airbus France's Intellectual Property department. He holds a Master's degree in Business Intelligence and Strategy from Toulouse Business School and a degree in Industrial Engineering from ENSIACET.
COO
Prior to joining in 2002, Francois spent 3 years working at Banque Louis Dreyfus and over 12 years at Crédit Lyonnais where he held various roles in derivatives middle office and risk management.
François gradueted from International Business in Audencia and holds a Masters in International Finance from the University of Madrid.
CFO
Pascal Gillot joined Boussard & Gavaudan in 2003 after heading international relations (IASB - FASB - EU) at the French accounting standard setter. Prior to that, he spent 5 years at Consortium De Réalisation (CDR) where he was in charge of Internal Audit and litigation support. Previously he spent 12 years at KPMG (2 of which in the USA) and 1 year with the French banking regulator.
Pascal is a French chartered accountant and graduated from Neoma Business School.
CISO
Prior to joining in 2003, Teddy worked at Capital One Bank and Goldman Sachs Zurich where he managed various IT systems and projects.
Teddy holds a degree in telecommunications and networks engineering from Institut Galilé, University of Paris XIII.
Head of Legal /
General Counsel
Guillaume is the General Counsel and oversees the Group's legal department. He joined Boussard & Gavaudan in 2007. Previously, he worked for 4 years as a lawyer at Linklaters in Paris and London, specialised in capital markets and financing. Between 2005 and 2007 he worked as legal adviser in the Leveraged Finance team of Natixis.
Holder of the CFA charter, with a Master's degree in Management from ESSEC Business School, a Master’s of Laws (LLM) in Business Law and successful completion of the Paris Bar Exam.
Head of Group
Compliance
Prior to joining Boussard & Gavaudan in 2023, Tanguy was Vice President, Compliance Advisor at Nuveen based in London.
Previously, Tanguy started his career in Paris where he held different positions in the financial industry working for Mazars, Autorité des Marchés Financiers and Axa Investment Managers.
Tanguy holds a Master's degree in Finance, Risks and Control from Neoma Business School.