Alexandra Billon is a Managing Director and the Global Head of the Fixed Income pillar within the Portfolio Analytics Group at BlackRock. In this role, she leads a global team of technologists focused on the research and development of advanced analytical solutions for BlackRock’s portfolio managers and investors. Before joining BlackRock, Alexandra held leadership positions across the fintech and investment analytics landscape. At Confluence Technologies, she co-led the Product Specialist team for EMEA and APAC. Prior to that, she was with Axioma (now part of Deutsche Börse), where she led business development for French-speaking markets within the EMEA region. Alexandra began her career at UBS Investment Bank in the Fixed Income division, where she focused on delivering analytical solutions to fixed-income investors and contributed to the development of the award-winning risk and performance platform, UBS Delta. She holds a master’s degree from EDHEC Business School.