Polina is head of BlueBay Emerging Markets and a BlueBay senior portfolio manager on the BlueBay Fixed Income team at RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited. In addition to oversight of investments across all Emerging Markets (EM) strategies, Polina is also a lead portfolio manager for several flagship funds in EM sovereign, credit and local markets, including long only and alternative products. Prior to joining the organization in 2005, Polina had worked at an investment banking firm where she was a credit analyst in EM corporate research covering EM issuers and providing support for primary issuance of corporate debt. She had earlier worked as an emerging markets equity analyst at an asset management company. Polina started her career in in the investment industry in 2000 at a macro research boutique in Russia. Polina holds an MSc (Hons) in Finance from the People's Friendship University of Russia. She is also a CFA® charterholder.