Laurence is Portfolio Manager and Deputy Head of Emerging Markets Equities at RBC Global Asset Management (UK).

Prior to joining RBC Global Asset Management in 2013, Laurence was the Head of Aviva Investors’ Emerging Markets team, where she was responsible for managing Global Emerging Markets income funds, and for developing quantitative stock selection and analysis models.

Laurence began her investment career as a Quantitative Analyst at Société Générale Asset Management, supporting European and Global Equity portfolio management by developing quantitative models to assist in the portfolio construction and security selection process.

In 1997, Laurence obtained a Magistère d’Économiste Statisticien & D.E.S.S. Statistique et Économétrie from Toulouse University in France. Laurence is a CFA charterholder.