Illya is a BlueBay Emerging Markets (EM) senior portfolio manager on the BlueBay Fixed Income team at RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited. His primary portfolio management responsibilities include the EM distressed and illiquid credit strategies, special situations, and private credit. Prior to joining BlueBay in 2020, Illya worked at a multinational financial services firm in various roles, with the most recent being that of head strategist for CEEMEA distressed debt and special situations group. He started his career in the investment industry in 2008. Illya holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MSc (Hons) in Finance from Kiev National University.