Douglas Bourne

Douglas Bourne is currently the Country Head for Schroders Middle East, having joined the company in August 2018, where responsibilities include leading Middle Eastern Institutional Sales. Prior to this, Douglas Bourne spent a decade at BlackRock from July 2008 to July 2018, serving in various roles, including Director of Middle Eastern Institutional Sales and Head of Middle Eastern Retail Sales, focusing on relationships across the GCC and promoting BlackRock Funds within the region. Douglas Bourne began a career in finance with an internship at BlackRock in June 2007 and holds a BA in Politics from Durham University, completed in 2008, along with earlier education at Charterhouse from 1999 to 2004.