Patrick Schena

Patrick Schena is Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business Relations at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, where he is also Senior Fellow of the Council on Emerging Market Enterprises and Co-Head of SovereigNet, The Fletcher Network for Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital. At SovereigNet, he co-leads efforts aimed at advancing research, advisory leadership, and education on the role of sovereigns as institutional investors. In addition, he is an Associate-in-Research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University. He currently serves as Chairman of the advisory committee of a World Bank - The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) study on the evolution and role of strategic investment funds.

Dr. Schena has 30 years of experience in finance, operations, and technology management focused on investment management. He was formerly a Principal leading delivery of the Investment Management Services practice at a Genpact-Headstrong Corp., a global provider of outsourcing services. He has participated in and co-founded two companies providing technology and operations services to investment managers. He holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from the Fletcher School, Tufts University, and additional graduate degrees from The Fletcher School and Boston College.