Seiji Nishimura
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Head of US Intermediaries
New York, US
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Seiji Nishimura serves as the Head of US Intermediaries at Pictet Asset Management, part of the Pictet Group, a prestigious independent investment partnership founded in Europe in 1805 that oversees approximately $900bn in client assets*. In this pivotal role, he leads the team responsible for the Intermediary Distribution business across the United States, cultivating strategic relationships with key players including Wirehouses, Private Banks, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Outsourced Chief Investment Officers (OCIOs), and Insurance Companies.
Prior to his move to the US in 2021, where he was a founding member of Pictet’s inaugural New York office, Seiji was a member of the US business development team at Pictet Asset Management’s London office. He has over 16 years of experience with the firm, all in distribution of Pictet’s investment solutions to some of the world’s largest financial institutions, having joined in June 2009.
Seiji holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Background
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2020 — Present
Head of US Intermediaries
Pictet Asset Management (USA) Corp.
Pictet Asset Management, a division of the Pictet Group (AUM $642bn), is an independent asset manager overseeing more than $225bn for its clients across a range of equity, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. It provides specialist investment services to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients.
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Present
Senior Sales Manager
Pictet Asset Management (UK) Ltd.
Before his appointment as Head of Intermediaries, Seiji worked as a Senior Sales Manager in Pictet Asset Management's London office.
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Formative Years
Education
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London School of Economics and Political Science
Master of Science (MSc) | Economic History (Research), Merit
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London School of Economics and Political Science
Bachelor of Science (BSc) | Economic History, Upper Second Class Honours
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