Yesim Tokat-Acikel

Managing Director, Head of Dynamic Risk Multi-Asset Strategies

Principal Asset Management

Yesim is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager for Principal Asset Allocation and serves as the Head of Dynamic Risk Multi-Asset Strategies. Yesim joined the firm in 2023. Prior to her current role, Yesim served as a Managing Director, Head of Multi-Asset Research, Co-head of ESG, Portfolio Manager at PGIM. Prior to that, Yesim worked as a Vice President, Senior Quantitative Analyst at AllianceBernstein and as a Manager, Senior Investment Analyst for the Vanguard Group. She received a PhD in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara, a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Arizona and a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey.