Charlie Shaffer

GLOBAL HEAD OF DISTRIBUTION

Charlie Shaffer joined Russell Investments in November 2021 as Global Head of Distribution. In this newly created role, Charlie oversees all go-to-market (GTM) functions globally, including regional sales, client service and business intelligence. Ultimately, he is responsible for aligning these functions under a global, cohesive framework to fully leverage the firm’s best practices and resources across businesses and regions. Prior to Russell Investments, Charlie served as head of distribution for Voya Investment Management. Prior to that, he was global head of distribution for Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, Charlie served as global head of transition management at both Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.

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Zach Buchwald*

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Kate El-Hillow*

PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Vernon Barback*

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Steve Belgrad*

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Peter 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

HEAD OF RESEARCH

Jodie Hampshire

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF APAC

Mollie Jensen

GLOBAL HEAD OF MARKETING

Brad Jung

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

Jim Leggate

HEAD OF EMEA SALES AND CLIENTS

Kelly Mainelli

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF CUSTOMIZED PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS

Peter Mortensen

CHIEF RISK OFFICER

Ron Pierce

GLOBAL HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY

Kevin Turner

HEAD OF INVESTMENT STRATEGY & SOLUTIONS