Johanna Lasker

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Head of official institutions and CEO, North America

Biography

Johanna is the CEO North America for BNP Paribas Asset Management. She is also the Head of Central Banks and Official Institutions. As CEO for North America, Johanna is responsible for strategic leadership and development. She manages the growth of the business, overseeing business development, and maintaining direct oversight of management and effective governance in the region. In her capacity as Head of Central Banks & Official Institutions, Johanna’s responsibilities include managing and growing the official sector business globally, while also ensuring we are meeting client needs. Johanna originally joined a predecessor of BNP Paribas Asset Management in 1997. She then left the firm in 2000, rejoining in 2004 to focus on the official institutions business. Since 2013, she has been the head of the Central Banks and Official Institutions team, successfully growing the client base and increasing AUM for this sector. In addition to working for BNP Paribas Asset Management, Johanna worked in the Corporate Finance division at UBS for two years, where she was an Associate Director in the Consumer Products Group in New York. She later transferred to the Global Industrial Group in Japan where she lived for a year. Johanna has over 20 years of experience. She earned an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University, and a BA in East Asian Studies from Stanford University. She is based in New York.