Kazuya Nagasawa

Kazuya Nagasawa is Head of APAC Client Coverage at MSCI. He is responsible for overseeing MSCI’s sales, client relationship management and client service teams in APAC. Kazu is a member of MSCI’s Executive Committee.

Prior to joining MSCI as Head of Japan Client Coverage in 2012, Kazu worked as Managing Director within the global Quantitative Investment Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management where he held a wide range of roles including in alpha signal research, trading, portfolio management, investment solutions & strategic partnership and product management. Before joining GSAM in 1998, Kazu worked at Meiji Life Insurance.

Kazu received a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from Keio University.