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Rich Nuzum
Global President, Investments & Retirement at Mercer
About
Bio: Rich is President of Mercer's Wealth Business and a member of Mercer's Executive Leadership team. Rich is responsible for Mercer's delivery of investment consulting, open architecture manager-of-managers investment management and retirement actuarial consulting services and solutions globally. During the past 25 years Rich has provided investment advice to clients in more than 20 countries, including many of the world's largest institutional investors.
In prior roles, Rich was the President and Global Business Leader for Mercer's investment management business, global Chief Investment Officer for Mercer's investment management business, and held a variety of other leadership roles while based in Tokyo, Singapore and later New York.
Rich holds an MBA with High Honors in Analytic Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago, and a BA with Honors in Mathematical Sciences and Mathematical Economic Analysis from Rice University. Rich also did graduate work in international economics at Tokyo University. Rich is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute.
Rich has repeatedly been named to CIO Magazine's annual list of the world's most influential investment consultants, and received CIO Magazine's 2017 Industry Innovation Award as "Consultant of the Year".
Rich is an Executive Sponsor of Mercer's PRIDE business resource groups globally, and a LGBT+ ally.
He comments: "Seeing friends, colleagues and relatives impacted by exclusion personalizes for many of us our efforts to foster inclusion. LGBT+ role models, and the LGBT+ allies who support them, help inspire all of us to redouble our efforts to create a more inclusive society. It is inspiring to see the investments and retirement industry make progress on the LGBT+ inclusion agenda, although there is still a great deal to be done. We at Mercer are proud to be part of this effort."
In prior roles, Rich was the President and Global Business Leader for Mercer's investment management business, global Chief Investment Officer for Mercer's investment management business, and held a variety of other leadership roles while based in Tokyo, Singapore and later New York.
Rich holds an MBA with High Honors in Analytic Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago, and a BA with Honors in Mathematical Sciences and Mathematical Economic Analysis from Rice University. Rich also did graduate work in international economics at Tokyo University. Rich is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute.
Rich has repeatedly been named to CIO Magazine's annual list of the world's most influential investment consultants, and received CIO Magazine's 2017 Industry Innovation Award as "Consultant of the Year".
Rich is an Executive Sponsor of Mercer's PRIDE business resource groups globally, and a LGBT+ ally.
He comments: "Seeing friends, colleagues and relatives impacted by exclusion personalizes for many of us our efforts to foster inclusion. LGBT+ role models, and the LGBT+ allies who support them, help inspire all of us to redouble our efforts to create a more inclusive society. It is inspiring to see the investments and retirement industry make progress on the LGBT+ inclusion agenda, although there is still a great deal to be done. We at Mercer are proud to be part of this effort."
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