Press Release – Public Investor 100 Rankings Released for 2018
Posted on 10/04/2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4 October 2018
SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES
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FOR A SIXTH YEAR, SWFI REVEALS A RANKING OF THE 100 MOST SIGNIFICANT, RESILIENT, AND IMPACTFUL ASSET OWNER AND PUBLIC EXECUTIVES OF 2018.
SEATTLE, WA. – 4 October 2018 – The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) has just released its sixth annual Public Investor 100. The globally-recognized list includes the most significant and impactful public investor executives of 2018. The top 100 ranking assembles the most influential people at some of the largest sovereign funds, endowments, foundations, pensions, and central banks around the globe. SWFI editorial attempts to identify new individuals not recognized in previous lists. This new, elite list allots higher points to executives who have successfully navigated current headwinds facing asset owners.
SWFI analyzed a number of dimensions when compiling the list including innovation, funding, environmental circumstances, returns, unique programs, and initiatives undertaken.
To view the specific profiles, please view the Sovereign Wealth Quarterly.
Here it is – 2018 Rankings
| RANK | NAME | TITLE(S) | ORGANIZATION / FUND NAME | COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak | Chief Executive Officer | Mubadala Investment Company | United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Mark Delaney | Chief Investment Officer | AustralianSuper | Australia |
| 3 | Michael Latimer | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System | Canada |
| 4 | Jo Taylor | Executive Managing Director, Global Development | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan | Canada |
| 5 | David Hunter | Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer | North Dakota State Investment Board | United States |
| 6 | Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan | Managing Director | Public Investment Fund | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Tu Guangshao | President and Vice Chairman | China Investment Corporation | China |
| 8 | John Livanas | Chief Executive Officer | SAS Trustee Corporation | Australia |
| 9 | Angela M. Rodell | Chief Executive Officer | Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation | United States |
| 10 | Shahmar Movsumov | Chief Executive Officer | State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan |
| 11 | Hisae Sato | Chief Investment Officer | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | Japan |
| 12 | Gerald Cartigny | Chief Investment Officer | MN | Netherlands |
| 13 | Lincoln Webb | Senior Vice President, Infrastructure & Renewable Resources | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation | Canada |
| 14 | Maxime Aucoin | Executive Vice-President, Investment Strategies and Innovation | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Canada |
| 15 | Julio Velarde Flores | President | Central Reserve Bank of Peru | Peru |
| 16 | Veerathai Santiprabhob | Governor | Bank of Thailand | Thailand |
| 17 | Paul Bishop | Head of Private Markets | RPMI Railpen | United Kingdom |
| 18 | Alia Al Tameemi | Executive Director of Alternatives | Kuwait Investment Authority | Kuwait |
| 19 | Ravi Lambah | Head, Telecom, Media & Technology, Joint Head, India | Temasek Holdings | Singapore |
| 20 | Mahmood Al Kooheji | Chief Executive Officer | Mumtalakat Holdings | Bahrain |
| 21 | Brian S. O’Neil | Chief Investment Officer | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | United States |
| 22 | Charles Van Vleet | Chief Investment Officer | Textron Pension | United States |
| 23 | Nguyen Thi Nhung | Director, Foreign Reserves Management Division | State Bank of Vietnam | Vietnam |
| 24 | Sangjoon Kim | Chief Operating Officer | Korea Investment Corporation | South Korea |
| 25 | Kiyoshi Iwashina | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | Noritz Corporate Pension Fund | Japan |
| 26 | Donal Murphy | Head of Infrastructure and Credit Investments | Ireland Strategic Investment Fund | Ireland |
| 27 | Thomas J. Jordan | Governor | Swiss National Bank | Switzerland |
| 28 | Baljeet Kaur Grewal | Managing Director, Strategy and Portfolio Investment | Samruk-Kazyna JSC | Kazakhstan |
| 29 | Budianto Mukasan | Executive Director and Head of Reserve Management Department | Bank Indonesia | Indonesia |
| 30 | Kerstin Hessius | Chief Executive Officer | AP3 | Sweden |
| 31 | Harry M. Keiley | Chairman | California State Teachers’ Retirement System | United States |
| 32 | Stephen S. Poloz | Governor | Bank of Canada | Canada |
| 33 | Hans Fahlin | Chief Investment Officer | AP2 | Sweden |
| 34 | Claus Stampe | Chief Investment Officer | PensionDanmark | Denmark |
| 35 | Abdul Salam Mohamed Abdullah Al Murshidi | Chief Executive Officer | Oman State General Reserve Fund | Oman |
| 36 | Clara Chan | Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets | Hong Kong Monetary Authority | Hong Kong |
| 37 | Pierre-Olivier Billard | Head of Asset Allocation | Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites | France |
| 38 | Carl Cederberg | Chief Executive Officer | Church of Sweden Pension Fund | Sweden |
| 39 | Catherine Ulozas | Chief Investment Officer | Drexel University | United States |
| 40 | Khalifa Al Daboos | Deputy Chief Executive Officer | Investment Corporation of Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| 41 | Navid Chamdia | Head of Real Estate | Qatar Investment Authority | Qatar |
| 42 | Christian Hyldahl | Chief Executive Officer | ATP | Denmark |
| 43 | David Neal | Chief Executive Officer | Australia’s Future Fund | Australia |
| 44 | Pierre Sauvagnat | Member of the Investment Committee | CERN Pension Fund | Switzerland |
| 45 | Yoshitaka Todoroki | Head, Private Equity & Infrastructure | Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan | Japan |
| 46 | T.J. Carlson | Chief Investment Officer | Texas Municipal Retirement System | United States |
| 47 | Rosalind M. Hewsenian | Chief Investment Officer | The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust | United States |
| 48 | Alec Stais | Chief Investment Officer | Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island | United States |
| 49 | Jeremy Kranz | Senior Vice President & Head, Technology Investment Group | GIC Private Limited | Singapore |
| 50 | Peter Federko | Chief Executive Officer | Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board | Canada |
| 51 | Scott L. Wilson | Chief Investment Officer | Washington University Investment Management Company | United States |
| 52 | Thijs Coenen | Managing Director Private Equity & Hedge Funds | APG Asset Management | Netherlands |
| 53 | Rob Roy | Chief Investment Officer | Adventist Health System | United States |
| 54 | Magnus Billing | Chief Executive Officer | Alecta | Sweden |
| 55 | Yong Li | Managing Director, Quantitative Research and Asset Allocation | Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company | United States |
| 56 | Bob Maynard | Chief Investment Officer | Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho | United States |
| 57 | Pierre-Maxime Duminil | Director-General | CAVAMAC-PRAGA | France |
| 58 | Bryan Lewis | Chief Investment Officer | Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System | United States |
| 59 | L. C. (Buster) Evans | Executive Director | Teachers Retirement System of Georgia | United States |
| 60 | Hassan Al-Nabhani | Chief Executive Officer | Oman Investment Fund | Oman |
| 61 | Deborah B. Goldberg | State Treasurer | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | United States |
| 62 | Rubén Omar Rincón Espinoza | Director of Investments | PENSIONISSSTE | Mexico |
| 63 | Christopher Brown | President and Chief Executive Officer | Alberta Local Authorities Pension Plan Corporation | Canada |
| 64 | Sir Merrick Cockell | Chairman | London Pensions Fund Authority | United Kingdom |
| 65 | Michael Dittrich | Head of Finance and Administration | Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt | Germany |
| 66 | Alan S. Forman | Director | Yale Investment Office | United States |
| 67 | William Proom | Managing Director, Investments | Maine Public Employees’ Retirement System | United States |
| 68 | Aoifinn Devitt | Chief Investment Officer | Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago | United States |
| 69 | Ian Lundy | Chief Investment Officer | Tasplan Super | New Zealand |
| 70 | Robert J. Manilla | Chief Investment Officer | The Kresge Foundation | United States |
| 71 | Shawn Wischmeier | Chief Investment Officer | Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies | United States |
| 72 | John D. Morrow | Deputy Executive Director, Investments and Chief Investments Officer | State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio | United States |
| 73 | Graeme Miller | Chief Investment Officer | Telstra Super Fund | Australia |
| 74 | Mark Fawcett | Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director | National Employment Savings Trust | United Kingdom |
| 75 | Anthony S. Waskiewicz | Chief Investment Officer | The Sisters of Mercy Health System | United States |
| 76 | Anders Schelde | Chief Investment Officer | MP Pension | Denmark |
| 77 | Dieter Lehmann | Chief Investment Officer | VolkswagenStiftung | Germany |
| 78 | Robin Diamonte | Chief Investment Officer | United Technologies | United States |
| 79 | N.P. (Narv) Narvekar | Chief Executive Officer | Harvard Management Company | United States |
| 80 | Greg Milani | Senior Managing Director | Stanford Management Company | United States |
| 81 | Michael Wyrsch | Chief Investment Officer | Vision Super | Australia |
| 82 | Morten Kjærgaard | Head of Reserve Management and Collateral | National Bank of Denmark | Denmark |
| 83 | Joseph E. Veeneman | Senior Investment Manager | IBM Retirement Funds | United States |
| 84 | Sun Wencun | General Manager, Investment and Assessment Department | Ping An Life Insurance Company of China, Ltd. | China |
| 85 | Peter Gudsell | Chief Financial Officer | University of Auckland | New Zealand |
| 86 | Field H. Griffith | Director of Real Assets | Virginia Retirement System | United States |
| 87 | Kimty Kormoly | Deputy Director General, Head of Foreign Exchange Reserves Management Group | National Bank of Cambodia | Cambodia |
| 88 | Peter Pontikes | Executive Vice President, Public Equities | Alberta Investment Management Corporation | Canada |
| 89 | Kosuke Okimori | Executive Investment Director | Kewpie Pension Fund | Japan |
| 90 | Ben Cahyono | Director of Alternative Investments | Georgia Division of Investment Services | United States |
| 91 | Susan Slocum | Treasurer & Chief Investment Officer | Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota | United States |
| 92 | Zhu Chaoyang | Director, Investment Department | Tsinghua University Education Foundation | China |
| 93 | Eli Niepoky | Investment Committee, Vice Chair | Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia | United States |
| 94 | Gary Dokes | Chief Investment Officer | Arizona Community Foundation | United States |
| 95 | Stephen Sexauer | Chief Investment Officer | San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association | United States |
| 96 | Koenraad Van Loo | Managing Director | SFPI-FPIM | Belgium |
| 97 | Starla Bennett | Director of Public Equity | New Mexico State Investment Council | United States |
| 98 | Karl Scheer | Chief Investment Officer | University of Cincinnati | United States |
| 99 | Chiragra Chakrabarty | Director, Financial Market, Reserve Management | Bank of Mauritius | Mauritius |
| 100 | Liza Goerner Crisafi | Chief Investment Officer | San Diego City Employees’ Retirement Association | United States |
This ranking will appear in the October issue of the Sovereign Wealth Quarterly.
About SWFI
SWFI is a global organization designed to study sovereign wealth funds, pensions, endowments, central banks, and other long-term public investors in the areas of investing, asset allocation, risk, governance, economics, policy, trade, and other relevant topics. For more information about the SWFI, please go to www.swfi.com | www.swfinstitute.org.
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