Anthony Sassine

Mr. Anthony Sassine, CFA, is a Senior Investment Strategist & Head of MENA at Krane Funds Advisors LLC.
He is responsible for researching and advising on China’s capital markets and innovation sectors, including clean technology and future mobility.
He also advises clients on asset allocation and thematic investing, in addition to co-designing and co-managing ETF model portfolios.
Prior to joining KraneShares, he spent eight years at Van Eck and Pinebridge as a product strategist focusing on emerging markets equity and debt.
At Van Eck, he oversaw the growth of the firm’s emerging markets active business and helped grow the emerging markets equity fund from $250 million to $3 billion.
His responsibilities then and now include asset class research, competitive analysis, portfolio analysis, and advising clients on building emerging markets exposures.
He began his career in investment consulting with NEPC (formerly New England Pension Consultants) and Colonial Consulting.
During this time he partnered with consultants on servicing institutional clients and assisting with asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio analysis.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from New York University (NYU) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
He is a CFA charter holder.