Zach Buchwald

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Zach Buchwald is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Russell Investments. Zach is responsible for driving Russell Investments' strategy and results at a time when the firm's customized, client-focused approach directly aligns with the need for specialized portfolio solutions.

Zach joined Russell Investments in 2023 from BlackRock, where he served as the head of its $2Tn Institutional Business. Earlier he led BlackRock’s Financial Institutions Group and helped establish its Retirement Solutions and Financial Markets Advisory platforms. Prior to this, Zach served as a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he led the bank’s collateralized loan obligation (CLO) business.

Zach frequently addresses the challenges of financial security and retirement in his thought leadership and commentary, which has been featured in Newsweek and Fortune. He is a graduate of Harvard University and lives with his family in Seattle.

Zach Buchwald*

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Kate El-Hillow*

President & Chief Investment Officer

Vernon Barback*

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Steve Belgrad*

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pete Gunning*

VICE CHAIRMAN &
STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS OFFICER

Jenny Proctor*

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Charlie Shaffer*

GLOBAL HEAD OF DISTRIBUTION

Howard Surloff*

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

Al Caesar

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Adam Goff

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF RESEARCH

Jodie Hampshire

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF APAC

Mollie Jensen

MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEAD OF MARKETING

Brad Jung

HEAD OF NORTH AMERICA, ADVISOR & INTERMEDIARY SOLUTIONS; PRESIDENT, RUSSELL INVESTMENTS CANADA

Jim Leggate

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Sales and Clients

Kelly Mainelli

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF CUSTOMIZED PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS

John McMurray

CHIEF RISK OFFICER & CHIEF AUDITOR

Ron Pierce

GLOBAL HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY

Kevin Turner

HEAD OF INVESTMENT STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS