Maïa Ferrand

Maïa Ferrand has been co-leading the external multi-management team at Candriam since 2007. The Team’s flagship strategy has a track record dating from 2004, managing funds of funds and advising in the selection of hedge funds. In 2019, the Team launched Candriam’s first Impact Fund of Private Equity strategies.

Prior to joining Candriam in 2001, Maïa spent 15 years on the sell-side, trading derivatives and more specifically FX options, in Paris, London and New York. After time spent at Crédit Commercial de France and Crédit Agricole, she joined Lehman Brothers as a Managing Director in 1995, and two years later Crédit Lyonnais in New York, as the Global Head of currency options.  

Maïa holds a master's degree in econometrics from the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas and a degree in European fine arts from Christie’s Education in the United Kingdom.