Dr. Monica Graciela Mastroberardino

Risk Management: Oversight of Emerging Markets (Equity and Fixed Income portfolios), Private Debt and Corporate Debt portfolios, with a dedicated focus on integrating climate-related risks. Asset Manager Selection: Leading strategic Request for Proposal (RFP) processes and conducting comprehensive Due Diligence; ensuring external manager alignment with APK’s compliance frameworks. Project Management: onboarding external asset managers into existing infrastructure and institutional reporting systems.

Responsible for Emerging Markets, foreign currency bonds, and balanced mandates. Member of Investment Commitees. Implementation of ESG restrictions. Institutional clients and UHNWIs across Europe, Latin America and Africa. Dedicated mentor to junior professionals, providing on-the-job training and serving as an instructor at the Credit Suisse Business School to foster talent and technical excellence. Credit Suisse One Bank Collaboration Award 2012, 2015.

Fund Management: Asset allocation and operational risk management for local-currency Emerging Markets bond funds. Analysis & Training: Macroeconomic analysis (Eastern Europe and Latin America). Responsibility for the training and development of interns within the team. Awards & Performance: Best Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Lipper, 1998), Fund of the Year („Finanzen magazine“, 2002), Best SICAV Fund in Italy (2001), Nominated as one of the Top 5 Managers of the Year by "Finanzen" (2001).

Risk Analysis: Preparation of country risk and debt sustainability analyses as a sound basis for investment and credit decisions. Model Development: Development and validation of macroeconomic forecasting models (GDP, inflation, exchange rates) for the Latin America and Eastern European regions. Publication Management: Editorial responsibility and strategic management of a professional publication on economic and financial variables in developing countries.

Delivered in-depth analysis of key macroeconomic and financial trends from the German market for international audiences; specialized in synthesizing complex press debates into actionable insights.

Responsible for comprehensive data acquisition, validation, and statistical processing as part of an EU Commission project analyzing agricultural reforms in Central and Eastern Europe and their impact on labor markets and EU agricultural policy.

Analytical collaboration within the Economic Department (Focus: Argentina). Support economists in the in-depth analysis of Argentina's economic development and policy. Provide focused analysis and data on key macroeconomic challenges, specifically foreign debt, capital flight, banking system stability, and national stabilization and reform efforts.

Conduct systematic literature research and critical review of highly specialized academic literature on the economic history of Argentina (1880–1930) for a research project. Responsible for the organizational management and administrative handling of the history study program, including faculty, student, and event management.

Teaching in the fields of International and Development Economics, Financial Mathematics and Macroeconomics for non-economists (e.g., law students). Responsible for teaching materials and examination questions to ensure high educational standards.

International Economics, Finance, Emerging Markets, Capital Flight from Emerging Markets,