Program Overview
Exceptional individuals at the largest institutional asset owners across multiple continents
In 2023, AIF launched an initiative that was recommended by its Boards: the AIF Future Leaders (AIFFL) Program.
Since that launch, AIF has identified exceptional individuals at the largest institutional asset owners across geographies (six continents are represented in the AIFFL membership), investor types and demographics to participate in the AIFFL Program as Future Leaders.
The aim of the AIFFL Program is to integrate the Future Leaders into the AIF Global asset-owner community and provide them with tools and resources to support their growth as investment team leaders.
The main components of the AIFFL Program are as follows:
Participation in a research series led by world-class finance academics that provides Future Leaders with practical, actionable investment information
Participation in a Leadership Insights series featuring current and former CIOs and senior investment officers that draws upon their real world experience with boards, legislators, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders in the investment process
Engagement with other Future Leaders globally through the searchable AIFFL Member Directory about topics of mutual interest
Access to the AIF Investor Portal, which includes investment content, research, and academic and investor session recordings
The opportunity to rotate on to the AIF Investor Board of CIOs and senior asset owners based upon level of responsibility assumed and seniority reached
The ability to attend AIFFL Board and membership meetings
The opportunity to participate in all AIF forums, symposia and similar activities
Membership in the AIFFL Program will be redetermined by AIF annually.
AIFFL Board Members
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Aly Rahemtulla
Director, External Partnerships
Public Pension
Canada
Brunel Pension Partnership
Thomas Cottrell
Portfolio Manager
Public Pension
United Kingdom
California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Tyler Rico
Associate Portfolio Manager – Private Equity
Public Pension
United States
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS)
Cathy Hua
Associate Investment Manager
Public Pension
United States
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Andrew Mastroe
Senior Director, Investments Generalist
Endowment
United States
CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
Simon Proulx
Senior Associate, External Portfolio Management
Public Pension
Canada
Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA)
Guerold Antonio
Senior Analyst at the Strategy and Business Office
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Angola
Hostplus
Neon Shariful
Investments – Private Markets
Superannuation
Australia
Inarcassa
Giuseppe Spaziante
Alternative Investment Analyst
Private Pension
Italy
LACERS
Clark Hoover
Investment Officer – Private Market Assets
Public Pension
United States
Minnesota State Board of Investment
Samir Zahar
Investment Officer (Private Markets)
Public Pension
United States
NextEra Energy
Christian Pieri
Manager
Private Pension / Nuclear Decommissioning Trust / Insurance
United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
William Marshall
Investment Manager
Endowment
United States
NSIA: Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Chinedu Mofunanya
Head of Externally Managed Investments
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Nigeria
OP Financial
Riku Karkkulainen
Portfolio Manager
Insurance/Private Pension/OCIO
Finland
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Erik Zidek
Principal, Investments & Benefit Finance
Private Pension / Nuclear Decommissioning Trust
United States
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS)
Sean Sarraf
Portfolio Manager, Private Markets & Head of Private Credit
Public Pension
United States
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
Michael Browning
Investment Officer
Public Pension
United States
State Board of Administration of Florida
Brock Howard
Senior Portfolio Manager, Active Credit
Public Pension
United States
State Universities Retirement System
Alex Ramos
Senior Investment Officer
Public Pension
United States
Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL)
Olga Zozulya
Director of Public Markets
Public Pension
United States
Texas Treasury Safekeeping
Jake Price
Portfolio Manager
Endowment
United States
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Eric Lees
Investment Officer
Private Pension
United States
AIFFL Members
Advance
Nicholas Seney
Manager, Investment Management
OCIO
United States
Aegon Asset Management
Ben Sebers
Intermediate Portfolio Analyst
Insurance
United States
AFC Chile
Andrés Jablonski Arellano
Deputy CIO and Head of Strategy and Alternative Assets
Insurance
Chile
Aflac Global Investments
Omri Saadi
AVP – Alternatives
Insurance
United States
AFP Habitat (Chile)
Santiago Tagle
Portfolio Manager
Private Pension
Chile
AFP Habitat (Peru)
Nikolay Bringas Lapshin
Senior Equity Analyst
Private Pension
Peru
AFP Integra
Luis Alarco
Investment Strategist – Bottom Up
Private Pension
Peru
Marco Vasquez
Investment Strategist – Alternative Investments
Private Pension
Peru
Alecta
Erik Berglund
Portfolio Manager
Private Pension
Sweden
Allstate Investments
Raj Parikh
Senior Associate, Opportunistic Investments
Insurance
United States
AMP
Natalie Thomas
Portfolio Manager
Superannuation
Australia
Angeles Investments
Derek Kellman
Managing Director
OCIO
United States
APG
Arber Demaj
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Credits
Private Pension
Netherlands
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Vicky Hall
Assistant Portfolio Manager – Alternatives
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Boston University Endowment
Andrew Schwert
Associate Investment Director
Endowment
United States
Brightwell Pensions
Kate Mijakowska
Senior Investment Solutions Specialist
Private Pension
United Kingdom
British International Investment
Michael Melluso
Investment Manager, Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimisation
Government Agency
United Kingdom
Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds
Roger Arrieux
Investment Analyst
Private Pension
United States
Bush Foundation
Sophie Forest
Investment Officer
Foundation
United States
Catalina Re
Yip Jee Theng
Head of Alternatives, Investment Research
Insurance
United Kingdom
CDPQ
Gauthier Abrial
Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation
Public Pension
Canada
CN Investment Division (CNID)
Jason Campbell
Associate Portfolio Manager, Absolute Return
Private Pension
Canada
Commonwealth Savers
Oscar Guardado
Senior Investment Analyst
Public Pension
United States
Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA)
Catherine Zhang
Investment Officer
Public Pension
United States
Corewell Health
Ben Hutchison
Analyst, Investments
Pension / Insurance
United States
Cornell University Investment Office
Thomas Schultz
Principal Investment Analyst
Endowment
United States
CVS Health
Jay Patrick
Senior Manager – Hedge Fund Investments
Private Pension / Insurance
United States
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Morgan Barna
Investment Associate
Foundation
United States
Dallas Police & Fire Pension System
Divyesh Shah
Senior Investment Office
Public Pension
United States
DC Retirement Board
Nathaniel Boone
Lead Investment Analyst
Public Pension
United States
Directors Guild of America – Producer Pension & Health Plans
Evelyn Drake
Director of Investments
Insurance / Private Pension
United States
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Jay Jihoe Yoon
Investment Associate, Investments Team
Foundation
United States
Emirates Investment Authority (EIA)
Richard Rudner
Investment Manager
Sovereign Wealth Fund
United Arab Emirates
Emory Endowment
Lily Xu
Investment Analyst
Endowment
United States
Environment Agency Pension Fund
Scott Anderson
Investment Manager, Pension Fund Management Team
Government Agency
United Kingdom
Equitable
Christine Wang
Assistant Vice President, Alternative Investments
Private Pension
United States
Eskom Pension and Provident Fund
Qaqamba Mgijima
Private Markets Analyst
Private Pension
South Africa
Euclidean
Alessandra Zhang
Investment Analyst
Foundation
United States
Farmers Insurance Group
Renato Christ
Senior Insurance Investment Analyst
Insurance
United States
Finep
André Berto Gimenez
Department of Investment in Funds and Equity
Foundation
Brazil
Fundação Real Grandeza
Arthur Paolucci
Investment Analyst
Foundation
Brazil
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Arthur Grizzle
Head of Investments
Private Pension
United States
GE Capital, North America Life and Health
Halie Gates
Senior Investment Analyst
Insurance
United States
GEM
Ryan Clamage
Investment Manager, Investment Research
Private Pension
United States
Generali Investments
Francesco U. Castellani Tarabini
Co-Portfolio Manager, Private Debt Investments
Insurance
Italy
GIC
Harry Huang Peng
Investment Analyst
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Singapore
Great Eastern
Samantha Halim
Portfolio Manager, AVP
Insurance
Singapore
Greycourt
Wendy Pan
Managing Director
OCIO
United States
HEC Montréal
Jean-Michel Charette
Director, Investments & Portfolio Management
Endowment
Canada
HRM Pension
Yi Zheng
Associate Manager, Investment & ODD
Public Pension
Canada
Hydro One
Herve Kamukuny
Analyst, Pension Fund
Private Pension
Canada
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
John Pearce
Portfolio Manager
Public Pension
United States
Ilmarinen
Tuomo Hietaniemi
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
Insurance / Private Pension
Finland
International Paper
Craig Wocl
Deputy CIO
Private Pension
United States
John Hancock
Nathan Corey
Senior Director
Insurance
United States
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Chase Barnes
Investment Officer for Private Markets
Public Pension
United States
Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Elo
Juha Parvianinen
Portfolio Manager
Private Pension
Finland
KU Endowment
Sam Snider
Director, Investments
Endowment
United States
LACERA
Didier Acevedo
Senior Investment Manager, Private Equity
Public Pension
United States
Legalsuper
Charith Witharanage
Senior Investment Analyst
Superannuation
Australia
LIC Pension Fund
Siddhartha Chabria
Manager
Public Pension
India
Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System
Reeves Pearce
Assistant CIO
Public Pension
United States
MacArthur Foundation
Rob Balderrama
Senior Analyst, Private Equity
Foundation
United States
Manulife Investment Management
Misbah Lalani
Director & Senior Investment Analyst, Multi-Asset Solutions
Insurance
Canada
Mars Pension
Huub Van Berkel
Investment Manager – EMEA
Private Pension
Netherlands
MdF Family Partners
Ramiro Ferrara López
Associate Fund Selector
Family Office
Spain
Medley Partners
Troy Waddell
Vice President
Multi Family Office
United States
Michigan State University
Isla Chu
Director of Investments
Endowment
United States
National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL)
Matthew Singer
Senior Investment Analyst
Insurance
United States
Nest Pensions
James Turner
Senior Investment Manager, Private Credit & Private Equity
Private Pension
United Kingdom
Nestlé
Fattah Rinol
Investment Manager – UK & Ireland Pensions
Private Pension
United Kingdom
New Jersey Division of Investment (DOI)
Johnathan Weeast
Investment Analyst
Public Pension
United States
New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC)
Ryan McCauley
Sr. Analyst, Debt Market Strategies
Sovereign Wealth Fund
United States
New York Life Insurance Company
Amrita Tiwari
Investment Analytics
Insurance
United States
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Michael Watson
Director, Office of Investments
Endowment
United States
North Carolina Department of State Treasurer
Shaun Braswell
Investment Analyst – Private Equity
Public Pension
United States
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Andrew Leung
Manager III
Private Pension
United States
Northwestern Mutual
Daniel Amiri
Investment Director – Alternatives
Insurance
United States
Novant Health
Bradley Rowbotham
Assistant Director, Private Markets
Private Pension
United States
Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp (NS Pension)
Harrison Griffin
Associate Portfolio Manager – Private Markets
Public Pension
Canada
NZ Super Fund
Matthieu Raoux
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
Sovereign Wealth Fund
New Zealand
OMERS
Emma Radloff
Principal, Alternative Investments
Public Pension
Canada
Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
Josephine He
Investment Officer
Public Pension
United States
Duc Nguyen
Senior Investment Analyst
Public Pension
United States
ORIX Life Investments (USA)
Tomoya Sato
Senior Associate
Insurance
Japan
Pacific Life Insurance
Marco De Leon
Associate Director – Real Estate Equity
Insurance
United States
PBU Pension
Andreas Malle
Head of Alternatives and Private Capital
Public Pension
Denmark
PenSam
Rasmus Hvass Lang Pedersen
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
Private Pension
Denmark
Plannera Pensions & Benefits
Matt Frass
Investment Analyst, Investment Services
Public Pension
Canada
PNC Asset Management Group
Nicholas Devestine
VP – Investment Advisor Research
Private Wealth
United States
Pragma
Roberto Souza
Associate, Investments
Multi Family Office
São Paulo
Prima AFP
Isaac Nontol
Deputy Head, Research and Alternatives
Private Pension
Peru
PROTECCIÓN S.A
Camilo Franco Cancelado
Private Markets Specialist
Private Pension
Colombia
Prudential
Daniel Demetrio
Investment Manager
Private Pension
Brazil
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Saad Shabbir
Vice President
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Saudi Arabia
Railpen
Pravi Prakash
Investment Manager Private Markets
Public Pension
United Kingdom
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System
Kevin Cao
Associate Portfolio Manager
Public Pension
United States
Scottish Widows
Fraser Harker
Associate Director, Investment Origination & Execution
Insurance
United Kingdom
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company
Gregory Vincent
Portfolio Manager
Insurance
United States
Kan Zuo
Mitchell Brussel
Investment Analyst – Absolute Return Division
Public Pension
United States
Public Pension
United States
Anthony Tsingos
Superannuation
Australia
Marcus Jia Lu Jiang
Senior Director, Fixed Income Portfolio Strategist
Insurance
China
Mads Julius Christensen
Portfolio Manager
Private Pension
Denmark
George Zhang
Public Pension
United States
Public Pension
Canada
Patrick Zheng
Public Pension
United States
Dragos Mosu
Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Investments
Private Pension
Germany
Blake McDonald
Director of Investments
Foundation
United States
Senior Investment Analyst, Private Markets
United States
Clint Huff
Senior Investment Officer
Endowment
United States
Senior Investments Analyst
United States
James Overpeck
Insurance
United States
Ravi Shah
Foundation
United States
Vice President of Investments and Assistant Treasurer
Endowment
Andy May
Director, Private Equity Investments
Insurance
United States
Anthony Tang
Public Pension
Canada
Michael Sciortino
Private Wealth
United States
Lyes Arezki
Portfolio Manager
Private Pension
France
Zakariya Mansha
Performance Analyst
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Christine Martin-Knezevic
Senior Investment Analyst
Foundation
United States
Kevin O’Boyle
Investment Associate
Endowment
United States
Sarah Khouri
Vice President of Investments
Endowment
United States
Javier Marcos Arroyo
Alternative Investments
Insurance
Spain
Armaan Kapoor
Senior Manager, Investments
Foundation
Singapore
Tom Carlin
Vice President, Investment Analyst
Private Wealth
United States
Shiventa Sivanesan
Head of Investment Management & Stewardship
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Kelly Castleberry
Alternative Investment Analyst
Public Pension
United States
Hugh Carrow
Investment Manager
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Henry McKenna
AVP, Investments
Insurance
United States
Kamen Hadjiivanov
Portfolio Manager
Insurance
Vienna
Brandon Callison
Senior Investment Analyst
Private Wealth
United States
Cole Weston
Director
Endowment
United States