Omar Moufti joined BlackRock in January 2020 to cover the Thematics Index range as Product Specialist within the EII EMEA Product Team. In this role, he is responsible for providing insights, content and analysis to drive overall iShares Thematic ETFs commercialization. Prior to working at BlackRock, Moufti worked at EFG Bank in Switzerland, where he served as Senior Equity Specialist and helped set up the private bank’s advisory offering. Before EFG Bank, he spent 10 years in Union Bancaire Privee’s asset management division, across London, Hong Kong and Geneva, working as a portfolio manager, analyst and investment specialist for a number of its active equity ranges, and previously as a hedge fund advisor. Moufti is a CFA and CAIA charter holder and holds a M.Sc. Economics from the University of Surrey, and a B.A. Economics from the American University of Beirut.

Jeff is the US Head of BlackRock Megatrend, International and Sector ETFs across index and active strategies. Jeff is also a prolific writer on the subject of thematic investing and a regular contributor of insights to an array of research and media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Barron’s and more.