Idanna Appio

PhD

Idanna Appio is portfolio manager of the Global Income Builder, as well as senior sovereign analyst on the Global Value team covering sovereign debt and FX. Prior to joining First Eagle in September 2015, Idanna spent more than 15 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, most recently as deputy head of the global economic analysis department. Previously, she was a sovereign analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman for four years. Idanna earned BSc and BA degrees in business and international relations from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, and a PhD in economics from the University of Washington.