Jean Abillama is an institutional asset management executive, driving growth and client

relationships across multi-asset platforms. As the Founder and CEO of Abillama Group, Jean

advises major long-only and alternative asset managers on product and capital strategy,

working with institutional clients—including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and large

family offices. Jean’s career is marked by impactful leadership at top-tier firms, in both public

and private markets:

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CQS LLP (Head of Global Sovereign Institutional Relationships): Spearheaded

institutional partnerships across alternatives and public markets, securing commitments

from MENA and Asian clients. Worked on inaugural private credit vehicles anchored by

institutional investors in the EMEA region, while representing the firm as a speaker at

global forums like the Milken Institute, FII Institute and Bloomberg.

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PIMCO (Senior Vice President): Developed the MEA (Middle East & Africa) platform

across public fixed income and alternative investments, advising clients on credit, hedge

fund, private credit, and real estate strategies. Pioneered PIMCO’s alternative credit and

real estate verticals, more than tripling regional assets under management in 5 years.

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Beyond his client work, Jean has advised global pension funds and SWFs on investment

research strategies and crafted go-to-market plans for emerging asset managers. He co-hosted

Financial Services in MENA with Fintech Saudi and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority,

influencing regional financial policy and engaging industry leaders.

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Jean is fluent in Arabic, French and English, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an

MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, and is a CFA charterholder.