Sergey Davalchenko

Sergey Davalchenko

Chief Investment Officer—Emerging Markets Growth Equities

11 Years at AB
25 Years of experience

Sergey Davalchenko is the Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Growth Equities, a position he has held since February 2022. He has been a member of the portfolio-management team for Emerging Markets Growth since 2012 and has been the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Small Cap service since its inception in 2018. Before joining AB in 2011, Davalchenko was a senior international analyst at Global Currents Investment Management, a subsidiary of Legg Mason. Prior to that, he worked as a portfolio manager at Fenician Capital Management, where he was a partner. Davalchenko gained valuable on-the-ground experience through entrepreneurial work in emerging-market countries. He was also involved in various private equity transactions, primarily in Africa and Brazil. Early in his career, Davalchenko specialized in international equities in various analyst and portfolio-management roles for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Oppenheimer Capital. He holds a BS in finance from the University of Wisconsin. Location: New York