Meet our global leadership team


Our leaders work toward a single purpose:
To improve people's financial security.



Executive Committee

Zach Buchwald, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Zach Buchwald

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Kate El-Hillow, Global Chief Investment Officer

Kate El-Hillow

PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Vernon Barback

Vernon Barback

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Steve Belgrad

Steve Belgrad

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pete Gunning

Peter Gunning

VICE CHAIRMAN, HEAD OF APAC

Jim Leggate

Jim Leggate

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF EMEA

Jenny Proctor

Jenny Proctor

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Howard Surloff

Howard Surloff

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

Operating Committee

Ravi Arulanantham

Ravi Arulanantham

Global Head of Product

Al Caesar

Al Caesar

Chief Strategy Officer

Bruce Clarke

Bruce Clarke

Head of Americas Institutional Client Service

Jon Eggins

Jon Eggins

Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management

Lindy Freeman

Lindy Freeman

Managing Director, Head of Americas Institutional

Tim Furlan

Tim Furlan

Managing Director, Head of Australia & New Zealand

Kristin Gallagher

Kristin Gallagher

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Services

Adam Goff

Adam Goff

Chief Client Strategist for North Asia

Evgenia Gvozdeva

Evgenia Gvozdeva

Managing Director, Head of Research

Kathrine Husvaeg

Kathrine Husvaeg

Senior Director, Co-Head Equity Portfolio Management

Mollie Jensen

Mollie Jensen

Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing

Brad Jung

Brad Jung

Managing Director, Head of North America Advisor & Intermediary Solutions;
President, Russell Investments Canada

Jason Lenzo

Jason Lenzo

Managing Director, Head of Trading

Jason Lenzo

Vic Leverett

Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments

Kelly Mainelli

Kelly Mainelli

Managing Director, Co-Head of Customized Portfolio Solutions

John Moore

John Moore

President & Chief Executive Officer, Japan

Peter Mortensen

Peter Mortensen

Chief Risk Officer

Aaron Ostrovsky

Aaron Ostrovsky

General Counsel, Americas

David Rae

David Rae

Managing Director, Head of Strategic Client Solutions

Ron Pierce

Ron Pierce

Global Head of Technology

Michael Raczynski

Michael Raczynski

Global Chief Compliance Officer

Nandini Sankar

Nandini Sankar

Managing Director, RIIV India

Graham Seagraves

Graham Seagraves

Managing Director, Head of Americas Institutional Solutions

Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner

Managing Director, Co-Head, Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO)

Susan Verhaar

Susan Verhaar

Senior Director, Head of Operational Risk, Internal Audit & Investment Governance

Bronwyn Yates

Bronwyn Yates

Global Go to Market Chief Operations Officer

Nick Zylkowski

Nick Zylkowski

Managing Director, Co-Head of Customized Portfolio Solutions

The above leadership team is for Russell Investments global organization, unless a specific region is denoted. Russell Investments is the operating name of a group of companies under common management, including Russell Investments Canada Limited.