Wealth management
10 investment operations experts
These ten professionals have led investment operations teams at asset managers and other investment organizations. A reader can learn how investment firms organize and run their investment operations functions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cinda Whitten
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Managing Director - Head of Global Investment Operations · Nuveen, a TIAA company
Sr. Managing Director - Head of Global Investment Operations at Nuveen, a TIAA company since 2022. Former Managing Director - Global Investment Operations (2011–2022), Director of Investment Operations (2009–2011) and Assistant Director Investment Operations (Performance) (2001–2010) at Principal Asset Management.
Janine Clements
LinkedInExperience: Head of Investment Operations · Railpen
Head of Investment Operations at Railpen since 2013, where the profile says this person is accountable for the Investment Operations, Operational Change and Supplier Oversight team, reporting to the Group COO, and for the investment operations strategy. Former Deputy Head of Operations at Sloane Robinson LLP (1996–2012).
Jeffrey Sousa
LinkedInExperience: Director, Investment Operations · PanAgora Asset Management
Director, Investment Operations at PanAgora Asset Management since 2022, where the profile describes managing a team responsible for derivatives, regulation, counterparty management, collateral, corporate actions and valuation. Former Senior Manager, Complex Securities & Reference Data (2014–2022) and Senior Analyst, Derivatives (2012–2014) at PanAgora Asset Management.
John Ratzesberger
LinkedInExperience: Head of Investment Operations · Dodge & Cox
Head of Investment Operations at Dodge & Cox since 2019 and former Head of Investment Operations at T. Rowe Price (2013–2019). The profile says the team's functions include trade confirmation and settlement, security reference master, security valuation, derivatives and collateral management, corporate actions and proxy voting.
Marcia Abbott
LinkedInExperience: Director, Investment Operations · EARNEST Partners
Director, Investment Operations at EARNEST Partners since 2024. Former Assistant Director, Investment Operations (2020–2024) and Senior Associate, Investment Operations (2006–2020) at EARNEST Partners. The profile says this person leads investment operations for the firm, which it describes as an institutional asset manager.
Matt Sweeney
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Investment Operations · MFS Investment Management
Former Senior Director of Investment Operations (2022–2025) and Director of Investment Operations (2008–2022) at MFS Investment Management. The profile describes managing a global support team of 80 members across multiple locations and overseeing third-party service providers for Custody, FX and Market Data.
Paul Smith
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Head of Global Investment Operations · Federated Hermes
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Investment Operations at Federated Hermes since 2021, and former Director, Corporate Business Continuity Planning there (2020–2021). Former Senior Vice President Operations, Technology & Administration at Manning & Napier (2001–2019). The profile cites experience in investment management operations and custody and trust operations.
Stephanie Manter, CFA, CIPM
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Head of Investment Operations · Barrow Hanley Global Investors
Former Managing Director, Head of Investment Operations (2020–2026) and Director of Investment Operations (2018–2020) at Barrow Hanley Global Investors, and Managing Director, Head of Business Operations there since 2026. Former Director of Equity Operations (2016–2017) and Manager of Equity Operations (2014–2016) at Barrow Hanley Global Investors.
Steve Loizou
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Investment Operations · Man Group
Global Head of Investment Operations at Man Group since 2025 and former Head of UK Investment Operations there (2024–2025). Former Head of Investment Operations, Investment Division at St. James's Place (2023–2024) and Global Head of Investment Operations at Janus Henderson Investors (2021–2023). The profile says this person has led global teams in asset management operations.
Vathsa Gopinath
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Operations and Control · KKR
Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Operations and Control at KKR since 2024. Former Managing Director, Head of Investment Operations (2023–2024) and Managing Director, Head of Investment Management and Operations (2024) at Global Atlantic. The profile describes leading a team responsible for end-to-end investment operations and supporting investment control functions, including trade allocation and adherence to guidelines.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's firm to yours, since running operations for a large multi-asset manager is different from running a small team at a single-strategy or pension fund investor. Ask each person which functions they kept in-house and which they handed to custodians or administrators, so you can judge whether their choices fit your scale.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which investment operations functions did you keep in-house, and which did you outsource to custodians or administrators, and why?
- 02How did you organize trade settlement, reconciliation and reference data so that breaks were caught early?
- 03How did you oversee third-party service providers, and what did you do when one fell short?
Reaching investment operations experts
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