Magdalena Polan

Magdalena Polan is a Managing Director, Head of Emerging Market Macroeconomic Research and the Lead Economist for major emerging market economies in Central Europe and the Middle East for PGIM Fixed Income. She is based in London and works closely with EM portfolio managers and the broader EM team to translate fundamental macroeconomic views into investment positioning for global emerging markets. Prior to joining the Firm in 2021, Ms. Polan served as Global Emerging Market Economist for Legal & General Investment Management. Prior to that she worked at Goldman Sachs and the IMF, where she reviewed IMF programs and policies for EM economies during the global financial crisis and worked on issues related to public debt and financial markets. She received BSc in economics from Warsaw University and MSc in Advanced Economics from KU Leuven.