London, UK – MFA, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, today announced Rob Hailey as Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Government Affairs. Hailey is based in the UK and will lead MFA’s London and Brussels offices. Additionally, he will oversee MFA advocacy in the Middle East.
“Rob will be a tremendous asset for MFA advocacy in the UK, EU, and Middle East,” said Bryan Corbett, MFA President and CEO. “I know that Rob’s decades of experience in financial services will enable him to build on the success MFA has already had in London and Brussels.”
“Rob’s extensive experience in government affairs in the financial services sector will invigorate MFA’s global efforts to strengthen capital markets,” said Jillien Flores, MFA Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global Government Affairs. “He will advocate for an environment that enables alternative asset managers to raise capital, invest, and generate returns for their beneficiaries, including pensions.”
Hailey has worked in financial services for nearly two decades. He most recently led Bank of America’s government affairs in the UK and Ireland. In that position, he advocated for post-Brexit capital markets reform and built productive relationships with policymakers in London and Dublin.
Hailey previously spent a decade at the UK’s largest high street bank, Lloyds Banking Group plc. There he led a team focused on a wide range of public policy issues, policy research, EU affairs, and regulatory affairs during a critical period for the bank as it successfully emerged from partial public ownership. He has also held government affairs roles at Banco Santander in London and Madrid, and at the British bank HBOS plc.
Hailey has a degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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About the global alternative asset management industry
The global alternative asset management industry, including hedge funds, credit funds, and crossover funds, has assets under management of £4.5 trillion (Q3 2023). The industry serves thousands of public and private pension funds, charitable endowments, foundations, sovereign governments, and other global institutional investors by providing portfolio diversification and risk-adjusted returns to help meet their funding obligations and return targets.
About MFA
Managed Funds Association (MFA), based in Washington, DC, New York, Brussels, and London, represents the global alternative asset management industry. MFA’s mission is to advance the ability of alternative asset managers to raise capital, invest, and generate returns for their beneficiaries. MFA advocates on behalf of its membership and convenes stakeholders to address global regulatory, operational, and business issues. MFA has more than 180 member fund managers, including traditional hedge funds, credit funds, and crossover funds, that collectively manage over £2.5 trillion across a diverse group of investment strategies. Member firms help pension plans, university endowments, charitable foundations, and other institutional investors to diversify their investments, manage risk, and generate attractive returns over time.
