#78. Quinntessential Questions With Maurice Gravier |
Emirates NBD CIO Reveals What Most Get Wrong
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In this episode of The Quinntessential Questions Podcast, Paul Quinn sits down with Maurice Gravier, Group Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Management at Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank. From breaking a three generation family tradition of doctors in the French Alps, to interning at Paribas Asset Management in Paris because he thought bankers had nice suits, to becoming one of the most respected CIOs in the Middle East, Maurice shares his full transformation journey and the investment philosophy he has built over 25 years across Paris, Geneva, and Dubai.
He discusses short term trading myths, the future of private banking, leadership under pressure, and why intelligence will soon become a commodity. Maurice also opens up about the moment he knew it was time for a reset, what it really means to be accountable as a CIO, and why judgment, trust, and stability will always be worth more than intelligence alone. Whether you are navigating a career in finance, building a business in the Middle East, or simply trying to understand how the world's best investors think, this conversation offers hard won wisdom on long term thinking, investment philosophy, and what it takes to lead at the highest level.
Guest Bio
Maurice Gravier is Group Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Management at Emirates NBD, one of the largest banking groups in the Middle East, with over 25 years of experience across asset management, equity investment, and private banking, having led CIO offices at Natixis Asset Management and Lombard Odier across Paris, Geneva, and Dubai, built a discretionary portfolio management platform spanning 13 countries, delivered superior risk adjusted returns through multiple market cycles, and assembled a world class investment team united by a shared belief that in an age where intelligence is becoming a commodity, the only things that will always give you value are judgment, trust, stability, and accountability — bringing the same rigour and passion to building portfolios as he does to building people, while championing financial literacy, long term thinking, and the conviction that extraordinary results can be achieved with very ordinary people.
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Minutes
(00:00) Introduction
(02:04) Who is Maurice Gravier
(02:27) Born in the French Alps and breaking family tradition
(08:25) First steps into the corporate world and falling in love with asset management
(25:17) Moving to Geneva and the Switzerland chapter
(29:04) Cultural differences across Paris, Geneva and Dubai
(29:21) What makes Dubai different
(31:03) The move to Emirates NBD and building the CIO office
(51:13) The myths of private banking and short term trading
(53:19) UAE's ambition to be the world's number one wealth management hub
(54:48) Intelligence as a commodity and what will always give you value