Paul Psaila

Managing Director
31 years industry experience

Biography

Paul is a co-lead portfolio manager of the EM Core strategies on the Emerging Markets Equity team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1994 and has 30 years of investment experience. Paul received a B.A. in political science from Brandeis University and a master's degree in economics and Latin American studies from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Paul is a member of the
Emerging Markets Equity Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy	Core portfolio of quality growth companies, integrating global thematics and country drivers to identify bottom-up opportunities.
Sustainable Emerging Markets Strategy	Core portfolio of quality growth companies, seeking to deliver on financial objectives and sustainability through thematic alignment.
Next Gen Emerging Markets Strategy	Concentrated portfolio of high quality companies in next generation themes and overlooked frontier and emerging markets.

Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy

Core portfolio of quality growth companies, integrating global thematics and country drivers to identify bottom-up opportunities.

Sustainable Emerging Markets Strategy

Core portfolio of quality growth companies, seeking to deliver on financial objectives and sustainability through thematic alignment.

Next Gen Emerging Markets Strategy

Concentrated portfolio of high quality companies in next generation themes and overlooked frontier and emerging markets.

News & Insights

Tales From the Emerging World

Are the U.S. and Emerging Markets Converging?

28-Oct-2025

Paul Psaila posits that while a softer U.S. dollar is compressing U.S. premiums, EMs appear poised to outperform once the U.S. AI-led rally cools.

Tales From the Emerging World

Video: A New Era in South Africa

20-Jan-2025

With the game-changing 2024 election victory of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa setting the stage for a new political and economic era, Amy Oldenburg, Head of Emerging Markets Equity, focuses on a report by Paul Psaila on how the new political landscape may impact the country’s economic future.

Engagement Report

Emerging Markets Equity Annual Stewardship Report 2025

14-Nov-2025

Our Emerging Markets Equity stewardship report details our active proxy voting and company engagements.

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Paul Psaila

Managing Director | 31 years industry experience

Paul Psaila

Managing Director 31 years industry experience

Biography

Strategies

Strategies

News & Insights

News & Insights

Managing Director
31 years industry experience