Over the coming weeks, be sure to check back for updates about the speaker line-up. We are excited to soon announce our featured keynote speakers and panelists who will share their unique perspectives on the industry and offer guidance on solutions to our collective business challenges.
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Mr. Curran joined Meketa in 2017. He serves as a research consultant covering core equity strategies in the Public Markets Manager Research group. Mr. Curran's primary responsibilities include evaluating, selecting and monitoring investment managers. He is also a member of Meketa’s Global Macroeconomic Investment Committee.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Curran was a biomedical scientist at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, where he worked on gene editing technologies. Preceding his employment at Novartis, he worked in numerous biological research laboratories at institutions such as Boston Children's Hospital, the Salk Institute, and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. He is a co-author of several publications in peer reviewed scientific journals. During this time, he exercised an intense passion for the financial markets through self-education.
Mr. Curran graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's degree in biology. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and is a member of the CFA Institute. He also holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is a member of the CAIA Association®.
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As head of Global Marketing, Aliette leads a team with members in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The team is responsible for Wellington's global brand and delivering integrated marketing programs and thought leadership to deepen client relationships and grow the business. Aliette and her team aspire to deliver world class content in innovative ways, sharing a diversity of perspectives across asset classes enabled by a culture of respectful debate and an extraordinary level of collaboration.
Prior to joining Wellington in 2018, Aliette worked at Bank of America where she spent 16 years working in a variety of marketing roles, focusing on the U.S. Trust, Columbia Management, and Merrill Lynch brands. Most recently, Aliette led the team responsible for driving brand expression across all of the company's businesses.
Aliette earned her BA in English Literature and Latin American studies from Hamilton College (1997). Additionally, she serves on the Board of the Paul Revere House, is a member of the Family Advisory Council for Cradles to Crayons and a mentors emerging executive women as part of the Women Unlimited national leadership program.
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Kathryn Ferrero, Managing Director, is the Chief Marketing Officer for J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas and the Global Head of Brand Experience for Asset and Wealth Management. As CMO, she is responsible for developing innovative marketing strategies to drive revenue growth for the U.S., Canada and Latin America Retail and Institutional businesses. As the Global Head of Brand Experience for J.P. Morgan Asset Management and J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Kathryn is responsible for driving our brand, media and advertising strategy for both businesses globally. Kathryn joined J.P. Morgan from Equitable (formerly AXA), where she was most recently Chief Marketing Officer and Member of the Operating Committee.
Kathryn is a member of the Villanova University Provost Board and an active Committee Chair for Pink Aid, a national charity dedicated to breast cancer.
Kathryn earned her B.A. in Psychology with Pre-Medical Concentration from Villanova University.
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Jeremy is a Managing Director and the Head of Institutional Consulting Solutions. He leads the institutional client businesses of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, consisting of Graystone Consulting, Fiduciary Consulting Group, Corporate Cash, Government Entities, Retirement and Institutional Infrastructure Solutions. He is also the co-head of Morgan Stanley’s Outsourced Chief Investment Office (OCIO).
Before joining Morgan Stanley in 2020, Jeremy spent 15 years at Mercer, where he held numerous roles and committee appointments, culminating as Chief Operating Officer of Mercer US Wealth. In this position, he supported the acquisition, operational, strategic planning, and financial requirements of the division, which included actuarial and specialty consulting teams as well as OCIO Solutions. One of the honors of which he is proudest is having been the most-requested mentor during his time at Mercer.
Jeremy earned a B.S. in actuarial mathematics from Bryant University. He lives in Boston and sits on the board of the Graystone Foundation, which makes charitable contributions on behalf of the business to important causes.
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Trevor Slaven is the Global Head of Asset Allocation and Multi-Asset Portfolio Solutions. Trevor is responsible for the management of multi-asset portfolios, the creation of customized portfolio solutions and the direction of the Strategic Policy Group. He has worked in the investment industry for over 17 years across various research and portfolio management roles.
Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Trevor was a Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. where he was the Head of Macro Research for Fundamental Fixed Income, the Head of Fixed Income for the Global Allocation funds, and a portfolio manager for the Strategic Global Bond, World Bond, and Global Government Bond funds. Prior to joining BlackRock, he was an investment banker at Morgan Joseph & Co. Trevor received a B.S. in business administration with a minor in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with distinction.
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