LEADERSHIP 

Mike Kopfler 

Head of Public Investment Platform
Nomura Asset Management International

Professional experience

Mike is Head of Public Investment Platform for Nomura Asset Management International. In this role, he works to ensure the firm’s investment processes across asset classes are consistent, scalable, and efficient, providing oversight and governance and collaborating with operations, risk, and technology teams and other strategic partners to help optimize the broader investment platform. Mike is also Head of Global Trading, responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and risk of the firm’s trading function. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.

Previously, Mike held a similar role at Macquarie Asset Management since 2021. An industry veteran, Mike brings more than 30 years of experience across both equity and fixed income trading. Before Macquarie, he worked at Fidelity Investments for more than 24 years in a variety of trading leadership roles across Europe, Asia, and the US. He has a background in maximizing technology and analytics and implementing innovative trading solutions.

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in business management from Boston College.