Fumi Kato

Fumi Kato, Ph.D., is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Neuberger Berman, where responsibilities include leading the investment and portfolio construction process, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and daily management of multi-asset class portfolios for institutional clients. Prior experience includes serving as Vice President, focusing on client portfolio management across equity, fixed income, and alternatives, along with product communications and custom model portfolio design. Earlier, Fumi worked as a Quantitative Analyst at SPARX Asset Management, contributing to the development of systematic equity strategies, conducting research, and publishing academic papers. Fumi holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Stony Brook University and a certificate from BRAC University in Financial Services for the Poor.