Investment Director
Legg Mason Investment Management

Ajay joined Legg Mason Investments in June 2008 as Investment Director, acting as a technical product specialist for the company’s equity based products with a focus on Emerging and Asia Pacific markets. His role focuses on maximising the knowledge, sales and asset retention of key products by working together on client projects with sales and marketing. Ajay has previously worked at ABN AMRO Asset Management, as the Global Product Specialist for Emerging Markets Equities, developing and implementing strategies to build sales in designated products. Prior to that, he was at M&G Investments as a Manager of Strategic Product Analysis, where he developed and managed a team to provide market leading strategic and tactical investment insight to support multiple sales distribution channels across Europe and the UK. He has also spent four years at Baring Asset Management, starting on the graduate program and leaving as the Product Specialist for Asian Equities combined with an EM analyst role. Ajay started his career working for a global accountancy firm. Ajay received his CFA charterholder designation in October 2003 and has an Economics degree from the University of Durham, England.