She leads the developed market country and currency research effort with regional focus in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Braeu also works with the global team to formulate portfolio strategy and manage global bond portfolios.
Before joining Standish in 2010, she was an economist and emerging market strategist at Manulife Asset Management in Boston. Previous to her work in the private sector, Braeu was a tenure-track professor at California State University and Holy Cross College, where she published two academic papers in the area of global macroeconomics and international finance. Rebecca holds a Ph.D. and master's in economics from the University of Colorado, a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Colorado, and has four years of industry experience.