Hafida AMARA

Hafida Amara is the Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales MEA at State Street, a position held since 2021. Previously, Hafida served as Vice President and Head of Institutional Sales MEA at State Street Global Advisors from 2015 to 2021, and as a Senior Associate in Structured Finance Energy & Infrastructure MEA at BNP Paribas from 2010 to 2015. Hafida began their career as an Analyst in Mergers & Acquisitions at Lazard from 2007 to 2008. Hafida holds two Master of Science degrees in Corporate Finance, Accounting, and Strategy—one from Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux and the other from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.