Asad Hajiyev  

Senior Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager

Asad Hajiyev is a Senior Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager at Gemcorp Capital,. He is responsible for investing in structured capital across the Gulf Cooperation Council bloc and broader emerging markets, with a focus on energy and energy transition, technology, connectivity and special situations.

Asad combines global investment banking experience with deep regional expertise across the Middle East and other emerging markets. He joined Gemcorp in 2018 and spent six years in the firm’s London office before relocating to Abu Dhabi in 2024 to lead Gemcorp’s presence in the region, strengthening on-the-ground coverage and local partnerships.

Prior to Gemcorp, Asad spent eight years at JP Morgan, where he worked across M&A, leveraged finance, distressed credit and equity capital markets, advising on complex transactions in both developed and emerging markets. Earlier in his career, he worked in corporate finance at BP in Azerbaijan, serving as a Treasury Team Leader in the company’s upstream business. This blend of corporate, banking and investment experience continues to inform his approach to structuring and risk.

Asad is motivated by the opportunity to deploy long-term, thoughtful capital in markets undergoing structural change. He is particularly focused on sectors that sit at the heart of economic transformation, where capital, expertise and local insight can support both financial performance and sustainable development.

He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MA in International Relations from the University of Warwick and a BA in International Economics from Schiller International University. He is also a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) in the UK.