Shamaila Khan

Shamaila Khan is Head of Fixed Income Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific at UBS Asset Management. She is also a member of the Fixed Income Management team, Fixed Income Investment Forum (FIIF), and chairs the Emerging Markets FIIF sub-committee. Shamaila joined UBS Asset Management in 2023, having previously been Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income at AllianceBernstein. Shamaila was also portfolio manager on several global multi-sector fixed income funds as well as EM multi-asset funds. Prior to her time at AllianceBernstein, Shamaila served as managing director of emerging-market debt for TIAA-CREF.

Shamaila has been actively managing and evaluating corporate and sovereign emerging-market debt issuance since 1998 and has participated in a number of emerging-market panels at investment conferences worldwide. She is the author of several published papers and blogs and has appeared in a wide range of global financial publications and financial television programs. She received a Top Women in Asset Management Award in 2019 and Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award in 2024, and in 2025 she was named one of the 12 most influential people in emerging market debt right now by Citywire.