Naïm Abou-Jaoudé is the Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), the affiliated global asset management business of New York Life. As a top 30 global asset manager* with $740 billion in assets under management, New York Life Investments serves New York Life’s General Account and third-party institutional and retail clients through diverse perspectives, a long and stable history of investment performance across macroeconomic cycles, and capabilities across asset classes and geographies. New York Life Investments’ deep expertise is underpinned by its family of affiliated boutiques, which include Apogem Capital, Ausbil, Candriam, Kartesia, MacKay Shields, NYL Investors, and Tristan Capital Partners.

Prior to leading NYLIM, Naïm was the CEO of Candriam from 2007 to 2023. During his tenure as CEO, he guided the company through its 2014 acquisition by New York Life, strengthened its position as a leader in sustainable investing, and doubled its assets under management through geographic expansion across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Through Naïm’s leadership and vision, Candriam was able to diversify its presence in the European alternative space through the acquisition of Tristan Capital Partners and its partnership with Kartesia.

In his more than 30 years of experience in asset management, Naïm has held various other leadership roles, including Alternative Fund Manager at Crédit Agricole and UBS Asset Management, and Chief Investment Officer and CEO of Dexia Asset Management, Candriam's predecessor.

Naïm served as President of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), representing the €27 trillion European investment management industry, from June 2021 through June 2023. In 2023, Financial News, recognized Naïm as one of the twenty most influential leaders in fund management.

Naïm currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets (IACFM), an advisory body to the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Naïm graduated from Sciences Po in Paris and earned a Master's in Economics and Finance from Université Paris II - Panthéon. He is based in New York.

*Pensions & Investments magazine; based on assets as of December 31, 2023.