Eylem joined Truist predecessor SunTrust in 2018 as the senior global macro strategist until 2023, where he was responsible for analyzing the global economies and financial markets, as well as helping formulate and communicate Truist’s investment strategy. Eylem brings more than 22 years of investment experience to the Investment Advisory Group. Prior to working at Truist, he contributed to Global Fixed Income Investment Management team at T.Rowe Price. Before that, he worked as head of trading & investment manager at Ashmore Equities Investment Management, managing a team of traders trading global equites, related foreign exchange and derivative transactions.
He was a member of the firm’s investment committee and helped managed about $2.0 billion, serving as the investment manager overseeing the group’s tactical portfolio investing in emerging market ETFs and listed equities. He began his career at Charles River, where he designed investment management applications and quantitative tools for asset liability management, hedging and investment strategy.