Nomura today announced the appointment of David Seif as Chief Economist for Developed Markets.
“David’s appointment underscores Nomura’s commitment to producing cutting-edge macro research, and his past 15 years of experience at major hedge funds will help provide our clients with unique perspectives and actionable insights,” said Rob Subbaraman, Head of Global Macro Research at Nomura .
Based in New York, Dr. Seif is Managing Director and reports to Rob Subbaraman, Head of Global Macro Research, and Paul Nikodem, Head of US Fixed Income Research.
Prior to joining Nomura, Dr. Seif worked as Director of Global Finance at Brevan Howard Asset Management. Prior to Brevan Howard, he served in senior economist roles at Point72 Asset Management and Paulson & Co.
Dr. Seif holds a PhD and an MA in Economics from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“We are excited to have David join the Nomura research platform as we continue to strengthen and expand our macro fixed income offerings to clients worldwide. As our financial platform is heavily based on strong fundamentals along with unique positioning perspectives, we are confident that David’s breadth and depth of expertise will complement our financial offering while enabling us to develop valuable ideas that will be relevant for all customer types,” said Darren Shames, Head of Global Markets Americas and Co-Head of G10 Global Rates Sales.