Serene Shtayyeh
Serene Shtayyeh
PwC Luxembourg
Partner

Serene is an assurance partner in the PwC Luxembourg office and has been with the Firm for over 25 years.  She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Columbus, Ohio office in 1995, worked in the NY office for 3 years, before eventually moving to Luxembourg in 2007. Throughout her time with the Firm her focus has been on the Asset & Wealth Management industry working with a number of global asset managers on their cross-border investment platforms. Her experience includes the audits of a wide range of investment products- traditional retail and alternatives under US, European and offshore regulations. 

In addition to audit, Serene has held several roles within the Firm including leading our Luxembourg Risk Assurance practice where she worked closely with asset managers and asset service providers in the realm of risk mitigation and control design.

Serene has spent a number of years actively promoting Luxembourg as an asset management location in the US, UK and the Middle East.

Serene received her BSBA from the Ohio State University, is a Certified Public Accountant and a Réviseur d’ entreprises.

Speaking at

New York
Thursday, 14 May 2026
16.05 - 16.40
Accessing European capital for Private Assets: Why US managers choose Luxembourg

This panel explores why US private asset managers increasingly choose Luxembourg as their gateway to European capital, examining distribution, infrastructure and the future of private asset access.

Kavitha Ramachandran
Kavitha Ramachandran
Apex Fund Services S.A.

Chief Operating Officer - Luxembourg

Nadia Bonnet
Nadia Bonnet
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Partner

Barry Giarraputo
Barry Giarraputo
Neuberger

Chief Financial Officer – Private Markets

Serene Shtayyeh
Serene Shtayyeh
PwC Luxembourg

Partner