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I worked as a dishwasher in California, but now I’m a City fund manager running $11bn

RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s emerging market debt boss Polina Kurdyavko left her home country to pursue her dream career in finance

Kurdyavko washed dishes in California in the 1990s
Kurdyavko washed dishes in California in the 1990s

Polina Kurdyavko is one of a few women at the helm of a key markets business in the City.

As head of emerging market debt at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, she oversees around $11bn in assets.

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