Piera Elisa Grassi, managing director, is the lead portfolio manager for the Global and International REI (Research Enhanced Index) strategies within the International Equity Group, based in London. An employee since 2004, Piera Elisa was previously a portfolio manager and quantitative analyst in Global REI. Prior to joining, Piera Elisa was as a bond quantitative analyst and risk analyst at Foreign and Colonial Asset Management. Before this, she worked for BARRA in London, focusing on equity risk management and portfolio construction. Piera Elisa obtained a Laurea from Bocconi University in Milan.