Alexandre Bernassau

Alexandre is the Head of Investment at Lesha Bank with over 15 years of experience in the field of investment management. Alex is responsible for covering international, domestic and regional markets with a focus on real estate. He also oversees the syndication process of real estate for the private clientele of the bank. Prior to joining Lesha Bank, Alex was Director of Investments at Aspire Zone Foundation in Doha. Alex started his career in a structuring role working on derivatives and investment strategies at ABN Amro, London, and prior to that, he worked for Conduit Capital Markets, and AlgoAM, Zurich.

Alex holds a French Engineering diploma, a doctoral degree from Dauphine University in Applied Mathematics and Economics, and an MSc from Cass Business School in Mathematical Trading and Finance. Alex also holds an Islamic Finance Qualification, a certified FRM, a certified ERP, and a CAIA Charter holder.