Latest issue of aiCIO Features Top 40-under-40 Chief Investment Officers

List represents global oversight of hundreds of $billions of assets and dispels two misconceptions

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Apr 25, 2012, 11:06 ET

NEW YORK, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The March/April issue of aiCIO features its first ever list of the top 40-under-40 Chief Investment Officers. These individuals, primarily under age 40, oversee the assets of some of the world's foremost pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments and other non-profit institutions.

"Even in the investment industry there is a widespread misconception that CIOs at the tiller of major pools of capital are, at a minimum, on the cusp of middle age," said Kip McDaniel, editor-in-chief. "This list punctures that fallacy and contains some of the more innovative, dynamic and respected professionals across the investment landscape."

According to McDaniel, another broadly-held misconception is that CIO positions are largely limited to men, especially at the largest and most visible funds. "Our 40-under-40 list includes six women who have broken into this men's club and it is my guess that we will see that number expand in in the decade ahead," he said. These six include:

  • Larissa Benbow, Head of Investments, HBOS Pension Scheme (HBOS is a subsidiary of Lloyd's Banking Group and the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc)
  • Evalinde Eelens, Senior Investment Strategist & Social Responsible Investing, A&O Services (A major Dutch pension administrator)
  • Christine Kelleher, Senior Investment Officer, Georgetown University Investment Office
  • Aeisha Mastagni, Investment Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)
  • Donna Snider, Investment Director, The Kresge Foundation
  • Natalie Jenkins Sorrell, Investment Officer, Dallas Employees' Retirement System

Other 40-under-40 CIOs include:

  • Julian Baca, Deputy CIO, Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) of New Mexico
  • Jagdeep Bachher, Deputy CIO, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
  • Mark Baumgartner, Director (Asset Allocation and Risk), The Ford Foundation
  • Sharonjit Clare, Senior Investment & Strategy Manager, telent Pension Fund
  • Kevin Dalmut, Senior Investment Analyst, University of Maryland
  • Jim Dunn, CIO, Wake Forest University
  • Dominic Garcia, Fund of Funds Manager, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)
  • Chetan Ghosh, CIO, Centrica Pension Fund
  • Robert Groves, Head of Asset Liability Management, Friends Life
  • Gregoire Haenni, CIO, CERN Pension Fund
  • Gordon Hagart, Head of ESG Risk Management, Future Fund
  • Ed Hetherington, Director of Public Markets, UPS
  • Brian Johnson, Investment Officer, University of California
  • Leandros Kalisperas, Credit, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS )
  • Randy Kim, Vice President and CIO, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
  • Sam Kunz, CIO, Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Plan of the City of Chicago
  • Bradley Leak, Managing Director, (Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation), The Boeing Company
  • Dong-ik (Don) Lee, CIO, Korea Investment Corporation
  • Daniel MacDonald, Portfolio Manager (Alternative Investments), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
  • Tim Macready, CIO, Christian Super
  • Ian McKnight, Investment Strategy Manager, Royal Mail Pension Fund
  • Andy McPherson, Head of Liability Modeling, British Airways Pension Fund
  • Apurva Mehta, Director of Investments, Cook Children's Health Care System
  • John Mogg, Senior Portfolio Manager (Strategic Investments), Florida State Board of Administration
  • Richard Moon, Investment Manager (Alternatives), Railpen Investments
  • Thomas Mucha, Manager (Pension Investments Worldwide), Eastman Kodak
  • Hemal Naran, Fund Manager (Alternative Assets), British Steel Pension Fund
  • Don Pierce, CIO, San Bernadino County Employees' Retirement Association
  • Herman Slooijer, Head of European Credit, APG
  • Jeffrey Straayer, Senior Investment Officer, Wyoming Retirement System
  • Anders Hjaelmso Svennesen, Associate Director, (Investment Allocation across Risk Categories), ATP
  • Craig Thomas, Director of Investments, Wake Forest University
  • Kevin Wade, Head of Investments, Saul Trustee Company
  • Andrew Ward, VP and CIO, The Boeing Company

About Asset International
Asset International is a privately-held provider of information and technology to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. Its industry-leading brands include Strategic Insight, SIMFUND, Plan For Life, PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, aiCIO, Philanthropy Management, Global Custodian, and The Trade. The company has offices in New York, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne and Stamford, CT.

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