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Kate El-Hillow

President and Chief Investment Officer, Russell Investments

Kate El-Hillow is President and Chief Investment Officer of Russell Investments $434 billion* global platform. As CIO, she chairs the Global Investment Committee and oversees investment management, research, implementation, trading and product development, including more than 250 investment professionals across 11 offices worldwide.

Since joining in 2021, Kate has focused on investment performance and advancing the firm’s multi-manager and custom implementation platform. She has led a research and development agenda that builds on Russell Investments’ decades of manager research and proprietary data, using AI and advanced analytics to improve manager selection, portfolio construction and investment outcomes.

As President, Kate serves on the firmwide Executive Committee and chairs the Operating Committee, aligning priorities across the business. Over the past several years, she has also worked to better integrate technology strategy and execution with business strategy, helping enable the firm’s growth. Passionate about talent development, she has championed programs such as Coach to Grow, which supports emerging leaders across the firm.

With more than 30 years of investment experience, Kate previously served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Multi-Asset Solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Earlier, she spent eight years at J.P. Morgan in client portfolio management, risk and operational leadership roles.

Kate is a frequent voice on global markets and portfolio strategy. In 2026, she introduced Five Forces Actively Changing Portfolios, a framework for understanding structural changes influencing investment decisions and portfolio construction. She has presented these insights at client conferences worldwide, spoken at the Milken Institute Global Conference, and appeared on Bloomberg and CNBC.

Kate’s industry recognition includes Financial Times’ 2026 Investment Manager CIO of the Year, American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Finance in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and Pensions & Investments’ Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing in 2024.

Based in New York, Kate shares her perspectives on markets and investing on LinkedIn.

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*As of 9/30/26

Russell Investments' ownership is composed of a majority stake held by funds managed by TA Associates Management, L.P., with a significant minority stake held by funds managed by Reverence Capital Partners, L.P. Certain of Russell Investments' employees and Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC also hold minority, non-controlling, ownership stakes.

On July 2, 2026, Russell Investments Group, Ltd. (“Russell Investments”) entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the “Transaction”) pursuant to which Russell Investments will be acquired by a consortium led by B Capital Group Management, L.P. that includes California Public Employees Retirement System. The Transaction is expected to close by the end of Q1 2027, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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