Stephane Michel
CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager
Stephane joined the international business of Federated Hermes in April 2018 as a senior portfolio manager. He is assisting the development of the multi-asset credit offering, with particular focus on the illiquid and unrated universe. Stephane has extensive credit experience, having worked both on the buy-side and sell-side. Prior to this, he was a consultant for institutions exploring portfolio transactions, risk transfer trades and establishing asset management platforms. Previously, he was Global Head of Complex Structured Products and Regional Head of Non-Core & Legacy at UBS. Prior to that, he was Head of Research at Cairn Capital and co-head of credit research at Barclays Capital, and analyst/portfolio manager at Green T Asset Management and Cabot Square Capital. Stephane started his career as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, primarily working on corporate rating advisories. He holds a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School of Business) and is a CFA charterholder.