Cedric Fan, CFA

Cedric Fan

Senior Director, Total Solutions Portfolio Manager

B.S. (with distinction), Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., Economics, New York University​
CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute


Based in New York, Cedric Fan is a total solutions portfolio manager for Russell Investments' outsourced CIO business. In this role, Cedric seeks to ensure that clients' portfolios are structured optimally to satisfy long-term portfolio objectives, subject to acceptable levels of risk and other constraints.

In addition, Cedric directly manages or oversees all multi-strategy and single-strategy hedge fund portfolios that are typically designed to complement traditional strategies invested in by clients. He works closely with the hedge fund manager research team to ensure that the approved list of hedge fund products across a wide range of strategies is sufficient to meet portfolio management needs.

Prior to joining Russell Investments in 2004, Cedric worked at Bear Stearns in its risk management group. When he left Bear, he was serving as its first dedicated fixed income prime brokerage risk manager. Cedric began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.


Alternative diversifiers: Rethinking diversification in investment portfolios

September 2024
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