Deanne Nezas, CFA, FSA, MAAA

Ms. Nezas joined the firm in 2003 and is a senior member of the Global Multi-Asset Team. She leads the team responsible for managing separate account client portfolios and is the Chair of the Multi-Asset ESG process. She also leads the team’s effort to source and conduct due diligence on private assets. Prior to her current role, Ms. Nezas served as Vice President of Product Management in the International Retirement Services group, where she partnered with the firm’s life insurance affiliates in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia to grow their retirement services businesses, including individual and group pensions and retail mutual funds. Ms. Nezas has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Nezas was a key member of the management teams at Allstate Life and Hartford Life. She also had P&L responsibility for the individual and group pension business of Travelers Life and Annuity. Prior to that, she was a Principal and Consulting Actuary in the Chicago office of Milliman USA. Ms. Nezas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with a minor in business administration from the University of Wisconsin in River Falls, where she serves as Trustee and Investment Committee member of the Foundation. She is a CFA charterholder, a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.