Jahangir Aka

Jahangir is an investment leader and strategic adviser with over 25 years’ experience across asset management and capital markets. He has held senior roles at Neuberger Berman, SEI Investments, and Standard Chartered, building businesses across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. 

At Neuberger Berman, he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Official Institutions, advising sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and pension funds across public and private markets, with a strong record in alternatives and institutional capital formation. 

In 2025, he founded Aka & Associates, an independent advisory firm advising asset owners on portfolio construction, manager selection, and private markets allocation, and asset managers on capital strategy, product positioning, and international expansion. 

He is recognised for combining commercial leadership with governance discipline across complex cross-border markets.