Luke Barrs

MD, Global Head of Fundamental Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Speaker

Luke is a managing director in Fundamental Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, serving as global head of client portfolio management for the business. In this role, he coordinates the strategy, business expansion and client communication efforts for the Fundamental Equity business. Luke is also a senior client portfolio manager, advising clients on their strategic asset allocation and equity investment decisionmaking process, particularly related to gaining appropriate access to emerging markets and other long-term secular growth themes. Luke helps lead Fundamental Equity’s thematic, impact-oriented and environmental, social and governance investment efforts, including co-leading the launch of Fundamental Equity’s initial offerings in the space. Luke joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2009 and was named managing director in 2019. Luke earned a first-class BA, with honors in Economics and Management from Exeter College, University of Oxford in 2008 and qualified as a chartered financial analyst in 2013.