Ethan Balakier

Ethan Balakier is an experienced financial professional currently serving as Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors since August 2014, where leadership focuses on fixed income ETF product development and management, managing a $121 billion product family. Previously, Ethan held roles at Fidelity Investments from 2004 to 2011 as Director of Product Management & Development, overseeing investment grade fund management and leading initiatives to enhance Fidelity's position in fixed income. Early career experience includes positions as Vice President of Business Development at Contact Network Corporation and Senior Analyst at IBM Strategy & Change. Ethan's academic credentials include an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University.