Profile
Mr. Karen Kharmandarian is a Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Thematics Asset Management SAS and Co-Manager of the AI & Robotics fund.
He began his investment career in 1994 with Société Générale as a Bank analyst.
In 1996 he joined the Aurel-Leven brokerage firm to set up and lead the Credit and Research department and in 1999 moved to the ‘buy side’ in a similar role with Ixis Asset Management in Paris, where he spent five years.
He subsequently joined Pictet Asset Management in 2004 based in Geneva, where he spent 14 years, managing first the High Yield Credit Fund before becoming a Senior Equity Portfolio Manager in the Thematic Equities Team in 2007.
He initially co-managed the High Income Infrastructure strategies before setting up and launching the Pictet Robotics Fund in 2015.
He then moved to the latest project within Pictet Thematics, the Global Thematic Opportunities Fund, a ‘best ideas’ portfolio which leverages the knowledge of each and every Thematic strategy
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from the Sorbonne University, as well as a business degree from the Institut d’Études Politiques (Paris).
Karen Kharmandarian active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Thematics Asset Management SAS
 Thematics Asset Management SAS Investment ManagersFinance Thematics Asset Management SAS (TAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers SA, which is ultimately held by BPCE SA. The firm is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 2019. TAM provides investment advisory and management services to their clients. | Founder | 28/02/2019 |
Former positions of Karen Kharmandarian
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|---|---|---|
Pictet Asset Management SA
 Pictet Asset Management SA Investment ManagersFinance Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Pictet Asset Management Ltd.
 Pictet Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (Pictet AM) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is wholly owned by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, which is ultimately owned by Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Pictet AM provides discretionary investment management services on a global scale to a wide range of international institutional clients. Furthermore, the firm also acts as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to US-based investment companies and other regulated and unregulated collective investment schemes in international jurisdictions. Pictet AM adheres to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
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Pictet Asset Management Ltd.
Pictet Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (Pictet AM) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is wholly owned by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, which is ultimately owned by Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Switzerland. Pictet AM provides discretionary investment management services on a global scale to a wide range of international institutional clients. Furthermore, the firm also acts as the investment adviser or sub-adviser to US-based investment companies and other regulated and unregulated collective investment schemes in international jurisdictions. Pictet AM adheres to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
Pictet Asset Management SA
Pictet Asset Management SA Investment ManagersFinance Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. | Finance |
Thematics Asset Management SAS
Thematics Asset Management SAS Investment ManagersFinance Thematics Asset Management SAS (TAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers SA, which is ultimately held by BPCE SA. The firm is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 2019. TAM provides investment advisory and management services to their clients. | Finance |
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