Mark is a member of the RBC Global Asset Management Leadership Committee, and the chief investment officer of the BlueBay Fixed Income team. He has been a senior BlueBay portfolio manager since joining the organization in 2010, having previously led European fixed income teams for two leading global asset management firms. Mark started his career in the investment industry in 1993 as a fixed income portfolio manager at a London-based investment bank. He actively pursues open dialogue with policymakers and opinion-formers, believing that proprietary research is key to gaining insights in order to generate strong investment returns. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Economics from the University of Warwick, U.K.