Roy Salame currently serves as Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Opportunities Group at JP Morgan. Prior to this, Roy was Vice Chairman of Global Commodities where he was responsible for senior commodities and client relationships. Preceding this, Roy spent nearly 14 years at Goldman Sachs based initially in London then moving to New York, where he was a Managing Director and Head of Oil, Metals and Mining and Forest Products in the US and Latin America. Roy also sits on the Board of B*CURED.
Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Opportunities Group (GIO)
May 2016 - Present
New York, US
Roy manages over 100 investment and credit professionals covering over 1000 clients from 5 offices globally. GIO provides coverage to some of the firm's most sophisticated clients with opportunistic absolute returns investment ideas by facilitating institutional level implementation across asset classes through an integrated team approach.
Roy joined JPMorgan in October 2008 and is responsible for senior commodities client relationships and for the origination and management of large strategic deals globally. In this capacity, Roy is a member of the Global Commodities Management team and the Americas Sales & Marketing Executive team. Most recently, Roy was Managing Director and Global Head of Sales and Structuring for Commodities.
Lehman Brothers
Managing Director and Head of Global Natural Resources Sales and Origination
New York, US
Roy led a team of professionals responsible for structured and flow risk management solutions for corporate, investors and sovereign clients.
Managing Director and Head of Oil, Metals and Mining and Forest Products in the US and Latin America.
New York, US
Roy spent nearly 14 years at Goldman Sachs, he was responsible for the firm’s Metals Sales and Structuring efforts in the Middle East and Africa, pioneering a number of exotic derivatives in both base and precious metals. Roy was also responsible for all Central Banks in Europe, Middle East and Africa on gold reserves management optimization strategies.
VP and Head of Marketing for the Financial Institutions Group for the Middle East Africa Division
New York, US
Roy was lead marketer to Central Banks, government agencies, commercial and investment banks in 22 countries. During his tenure in Bahrain, Roy significantly expanded Citibank’s structured finance and cross border risk participations with institutional investors in the region and led the effort to launch a separately capitalized Citibank Islamic Bank to compete more effectively in the region.
B*CURED was founded in 2008. The organization’s primary goal is to help find a cure for brain cancer through research grants. B*CURED has raised over $1,000,000 from over 2,200 donors and has funded 14 research grants.
The mission of the Financial Policy Council Inc. ("FPC") is to formulate and promote sound public policy based on the principles of free enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the American Founding Fathers. FPC is a public policy-oriented organization which seeks to educate and inform the public about economic and fiscal matters.
The Bruce Museum is a museum in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut with both art & natural history exhibition space. Permanent exhibits include minerals, area Native American history & culture, changes in the area landscape & environment by human activity, & dioramas of Connecticut woodland wildlife & birds. The museum hosts changing exhibitions of art, photography, natural history & science.
