Manali Parekh is a Managing Director and Asia-Pacific Chief Operating Officer for Blackstone Private Wealth, based in Singapore.

Prior to this, Ms. Parekh was the Head of Southeast Asia for Blackstone Private Wealth, responsible for bringing a broad spectrum of alternative asset class strategies to investors in the region by collaborating with financial institutions.

Before joining Blackstone, Ms. Parekh worked at J.P. Morgan in the Alternative Investments Group in Singapore, where she co- built and led the Southeast Asia and Australia business. Ms. Parekh started her career in the J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Law Firm Group in New York City.

Ms. Parekh is a lecturer for the Wealth Management Institute (WMI) and is a nominated member of the Membership Committee for the Global Family Office Circle. Ms. Parekh received a BBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.