Lada Emelianova is a Research Analyst on the Emerging Markets Equity team, responsible for research coverage of companies in the materials sector. She began working in the investment field in 1998 as a senior investment analyst in the Alternative Assets group at CIBC World Markets. Prior to joining Lazard in 2010, Lada was a Portfolio Manager at Newgate Capital Management responsible for their EMEA investments. She also co-managed Newgate's Global Resource Fund. Prior to Newgate, Lada was an analyst at Libra Advisors LLC, an equity long/short hedge fund. She has a MALD degree in International Business and Finance from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Harvard University, as well as a MA in Natural Resource Management from Tufts University. She also has a MS, Summa Cum Laude, in Seismology and Geophysics from Moscow State University.