Asia ex-Japan Equity

Rohit Chopra is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Emerging Markets Equity team, focusing on consumer and telecommunications research and analysis. He began working in the investment field in 1996. Prior to joining the Firm in 1999, Rohit was with Financial Resources Group, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley. He has a BS in Finance and Information Systems from New York University and also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Rohit has been accepted as a Young Global Leader (YGL) in 2016 by the World Economic Forum, which engages the top political, business, and other leaders of society to shape the global future. In 2017, Rohit completed Stanford University’s Executive Education Program for Transformative Leadership. He attended the Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century Program in April 2019 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Rohit is also a Board Member of Pratham USA.

Thomas Boyle is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Asia ex-Japan Equity and Emerging Markets Core Equity teams, focusing primarily on emerging markets investments within Latin America. He started working in the investment field in 1997. Prior to joining Lazard in 2010, Thomas spent 11 years with Deutsche Asset Management providing expertise in the areas of bottom-up research, portfolio construction and client service for their Emerging Markets and Latin America Equity institutional and retail strategies. Thomas has a Masters in Finance from Brandeis University and a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Aristotel Kondili is a Director and Portfolio Manager/Analyst specializing in emerging market currencies and debt, as well as macroeconomics. He is a member of the Emerging Income, Emerging Markets Core Equity, and Asia ex-Japan Equity teams. He began working in the investment field in 2001 upon joining Lazard. Previously, Aristotel worked at PortfolioPR, an investor relations/public relations firm. He has a BBA from Pace University.

John Mariano is a Research Analyst on the Asia ex-Japan Equity and Emerging Markets Core Equity teams, focusing primarily on emerging markets investments within EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). John started working in the investment field in 1998. Prior to joining Lazard in 2010, John was an Analyst for 10 years for global and emerging markets equity strategies at Deutsche Asset Management. Prior to that, he worked at Deutsche Global Advisory Services. He has a BS in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University. He is a native Tagalog speaker.

Ryan Mims is a Research Analyst on the Asia ex-Japan Equity and Emerging Markets Core Equity teams, focusing primarily on emerging markets material and energy investments. Prior to joining Lazard in 2014, Ryan spent 4 years at Newgate Capital as an emerging markets analyst. Previously, he spent 10 years with Deutsche Asset Management providing expertise in the areas of bottom-up research, portfolio construction and client service for their Emerging Markets and Latin America Equity Institutional and Retail strategies. Ryan started working in the investment field in 1997. Ryan has an MS in Finance from Brandeis University and a BA in Business Management from Eckerd College.

Christine Ye is a Research Analyst on the Asia ex-Japan Equity and Emerging Markets Core Equity teams, focusing primarily on emerging markets investments in Asia in the healthcare and consumer sectors. Prior to joining Lazard in 2021, Christine spent seven years at Hudson Bay Capital as a Senior Analyst. Christine started working in the investment field in 2013. She has a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics. She is a CFA® Charterholder.