Isabelle Scemama

Global Head of AXA IM Alts

Member of AXA IM Management Board
Member of the Board of Directors of EPRA

Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of AXA IM Alts. Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s €186bn alternative business unit, AXA IM Alts, which employs over 980 people located in 17 offices, serving the needs of more than 640 clients globally.

AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternatives asset management, putting ESG at the heart of its investment approach, with an established position in real estate (#1 real estate investment manager in Europe, #10 worldwide)1, infrastructure (#4 global infrastructure debt capital raiser)2, private debt (#1 CRE debt capital raiser globally)3 alternative credit and private equity.

In her role, she leads the definition and execution of AXA IM Alts global strategy as well as in the supervision of its day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on AXA IM – Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Committees and chairs the AXA IM Alts Management Board.

In her role, she leads the definition and execution of AXA IM Alts global strategy as well as supervising its day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on AXA IM – Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Committees and chairs the AXA IM Alts Management Board. 

Isabelle joined AXA IM – Real Assets in 2001 to develop the third-party business. Notably, she launched the CRE and infrastructure debt lending platforms in 2005 and 2013 respectively, now firmly established as global leaders, before taking responsibility of the full fund management activity of AXA IM – Real Assets. She was later appointed CEO of AXA IM – Real Assets in 2017, a role to which was added the responsibility of the overall alternatives’ asset management activity of AXA IM, as Global Head of AXA IM Alts in 2020. 

Isabelle has more than 35 years of experience in the alternatives asset management industry, out of which 21 years within AXA IM. Before joining AXA IM, Isabelle held various positions in corporate and real estate financing at BNP Paribas. 

Isabelle is regularly recognized by the finance and alternative investment industry for her role and influence in its development (Women of Influence Cross Assets by Private Equity International in 2021 and 2022, Financial News Top 100 Women in Finance in 2023 and 2024). 

Isabelle graduated from IEP Paris (Sciences Po) with a degree in Political Science in 1989. 

    Sources:

    [1] Highest-ranked Real Estate Manager in the European Union according to IPE’s Global Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, based on total value of real estate assets under management, November/December 2024. Ranked 10 globally.  

    [2] Infrastructure Investor Debt 30, May 2024. Ranking based on capital raised between 1 January 2018 and 31 August 2023. 

    [3] PERE Real Estate Debt (RED) 50, May 2024. Ranking based on capital raised for the purpose of real estate debt issuance between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023. 

    The references to league tables and awards are not an indicator of future performance or places in league tables or awards.