Michael Gaffney

Michael Gaffney is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Managing Director at Barings since November 2019. Prior to this role, Gaffney held the position of Director of Institutional Sales at Principal Global Investors from February 2016 to October 2019, overseeing institutional sales and consultant relationships in Australia and New Zealand. Gaffney's extensive background includes serving as Director of Institutional Business at MLC Asset Management, where responsibilities included institutional distribution for NAB's investment businesses, and as Institutional Business Manager at Challenger Financial Services Group, focusing on institutional sales and consultant relationships. Earlier roles include institutional business development at Bank of Ireland and operations at CIBC Capital Markets. Gaffney holds a BSc in Business from Manhattan University.