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
Aly Rahemtulla
Director, External Partnerships
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Public Pension
Canada
Jacob Caldwell
Director of Investments
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of AZ
Insurance
United States
Thomas Cottrell
Portfolio Manager
Brunel Pension Partnership
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Tyler Rico
Associate Portfolio Manager – Private Equity
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CALSTRS)
Public Pension
United States
Cathy Hua
Associate Investment Manager
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS)
Public Pension
United States
Andrew Mastroe
Senior Director, Investments Generalist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Endowment
United States
Simon Proulx
Senior Associate, External Portfolio Management
CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
Public Pension
Canada
Guerold Antonio
Senior Analyst at the Strategy and Business Office
Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA)
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Angola
Neon Shariful
Investments – Private Markets
Hostplus
Superannuation
Australia
Giuseppe Spaziante
Alternative Investment Analyst
Inarcassa
Private Pension
Italy
Clark Hoover
Investment Officer – Private Market Assets
LACERS
Public Pension
United States
Samir Zahar
Investment Officer (Private Markets)
Minnesota State Board of Investment
Public Pension
United States
Christian Pieri
Manager
NextEra Energy
Private Pension / Nuclear Decommissioning Trust / Insurance
United States
William Marshall
Investment Manager
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Endowment
United States
Chinedu Mofunanya
Head of Externally Managed Investments
NSIA: Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Nigeria
Riku Karkkulainen
Portfolio Manager
OP Financial
Insurance/Private Pension/OCIO
Finland
Erik Zidek
Principal, Investments & Benefit Finance
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Private Pension / Nuclear Decommissioning Trust
United States
Sean Sarraf
Portfolio Manager, Private Markets & Head of Private Credit
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS)
Public Pension
United States
Michael Browning
Investment Officer
School Employees Retirement System of Ohio
Public Pension
United States
Brock Howard
Senior Portfolio Manager, Active Credit
State Board of Administration of Florida
Public Pension
United States
Alex Ramos
Senior Investment Officer
State Universities Retirement System
Public Pension
United States
Olga Zozulya
Director of Public Markets
Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL)
Public Pension
United States
Jake Price
Portfolio Manager
Texas Treasury Safekeeping
Endowment
United States
Eric Lees
Investment Officer
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
Private Pension
United States
AIFFL Members
Nicholas Seney
Manager, Investment Management
Advance
OCIO
United States
Ben Sebers
Intermediate Portfolio Analyst
Aegon Asset Management
Insurance
United States
Andrés Jablonski Arellano
Deputy CIO and Head of Strategy and Alternative Assets
AFC Chile
Insurance
Chile
Omri Saadi
AVP – Alternatives
Aflac Global Investments
Insurance
United States
Santiago Tagle
Portfolio Manager
AFP Habitat (Chile)
Private Pension
Chile
Nikolay Bringas Lapshin
Senior Equity Analyst
AFP Habitat (Peru)
Private Pension
Peru
Luis Alarco
Investment Strategist – Bottom Up
AFP Integra
Private Pension
Peru
Marco Vasquez
Investment Strategist – Alternative Investments
AFP Integra
Private Pension
Peru
Erik Berglund
Portfolio Manager
Alecta
Private Pension
Sweden
Raj Parikh
Senior Associate, Opportunistic Investments
Allstate Investments
Insurance
United States
Derek Kellman
Managing Director
Angeles Investments
OCIO
United States
Arber Demaj
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Credits
APG
Private Pension
Netherlands
Vicky Hall
Assistant Portfolio Manager – Alternatives
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Andrew Schwert
Associate Investment Director
Boston University Endowment
Endowment
United States
Kate Mijakowska
Senior Investment Solutions Specialist
Brightwell Pensions
Private Pension
United Kingdom
Michael Melluso
Investment Manager, Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimisation
British International Investment
Government Agency
United Kingdom
Roger Arrieux
Investment Analyst
Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds
Private Pension
United States
Sophie Forest
Investment Officer
Bush Foundation
Foundation
United States
Yip Jee Theng
Head of Alternatives, Investment Research
Catalina Re
Insurance
United Kingdom
Gauthier Abrial
Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation
CDPQ
Public Pension
Canada
Jason Campbell
Associate Portfolio Manager, Absolute Return
CN Investment Division (CNID)
Private Pension
Canada
Oscar Guardado
Senior Investment Analyst
Commonwealth Savers
Public Pension
United States
Catherine Zhang
Investment Officer
Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA)
Public Pension
United States
Ben Hutchison
Analyst, Investments
Corewell Health
Pension / Insurance
United States
Thomas Schultz
Principal Investment Analyst
Cornell University Investment Office
Endowment
United States
Jay Patrick
Senior Manager – Hedge Fund Investments
CVS Health
Private Pension / Insurance
United States
Morgan Barna
Investment Associate
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Foundation
United States
Divyesh Shah
Senior Investment Officer
Dallas Police & Fire Pension System
Public Pension
United States
Nathaniel Boone
Lead Investment Analyst
DC Retirement Board
Public Pension
United States
Evelyn Drake
Director of Investments
Directors Guild of America – Producer Pension & Health Plans
Insurance / Private Pension
United States
Jay Jihoe Yoon
Investment Associate, Investments Team
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Foundation
United States
Richard Rudner
Investment Manager
Emirates Investment Authority (EIA)
Sovereign Wealth Fund
United Arab Emirates
Lily Xu
Investment Analyst
Emory Endowment
Endowment
United States
Scott Anderson
Investment Manager, Pension Fund Management Team
Environment Agency Pension Fund
Government Agency
United Kingdom
Christine Wang
Assistant Vice President, Alternative Investments
Equitable
Private Pension
United States
Qaqamba Mgijima
Private Markets Analyst
Eskom Pension and Provident Fund
Private Pension
South Africa
Alessandra Zhang
Investment Analyst
Euclidean
Foundation
United States
Renato Christ
Senior Insurance Investment Analyst
Farmers Insurance Group
Insurance
United States
André Berto Gimenez
Department of Investment in Funds and Equity
Finep
Foundation
Brazil
Arthur Paolucci
Investment Analyst
Fundação Real Grandeza
Foundation
Brazil
Halie Gates
Senior Investment Analyst
GE Capital, North America Life and Health
Insurance
United States
Francesco U. Castellani Tarabini
Co-Portfolio Manager, Private Debt Investments
Generali Investments
Insurance
Italy
Harry Huang Peng
Investment Analyst
GIC
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Singapore
Jean-Michel Charette
Director, Investments & Portfolio Management
HEC Montréal
Endowment
Canada
Yi Zheng
Associate Manager, Investment & ODD
HRM Pension
Public Pension
Canada
Arthur Grizzle
Manager – Investments & Trusts
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
Private Pension
United States
Herve Kamukuny
Analyst, Pension Fund
Hydro One
Private Pension
Canada
John Pearce
Portfolio Manager
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
Public Pension
United States
Tuomo Hietaniemi
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
Ilmarinen
Insurance / Private Pension
Finland
Craig Wocl
Deputy CIO
International Paper
Private Pension
United States
Nathan Corey
Senior Director
John Hancock
Insurance
United States
Chase Barnes
Investment Officer for Private Markets
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Public Pension
United States
Juha Parvianinen
Portfolio Manager
Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Elo
Private Pension
Finland
Sam Snider
Director, Investments
KU Endowment
Endowment
United States
Didier Acevedo
Senior Investment Manager, Private Equity
LACERA
Public Pension
United States
Charith Witharanage
Senior Investment Analyst
Legalsuper
Superannuation
Australia
Siddhartha Chabria
Manager
LIC Pension Fund
Public Pension
India
Reeves Pearce
Assistant CIO
Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System
Public Pension
United States
Rob Balderrama
Senior Analyst, Private Equity
MacArthur Foundation
Foundation
United States
Misbah Lalani
Director & Senior Investment Analyst, Multi-Asset Solutions
Manulife Investment Management
Insurance
Canada
Huub Van Berkel
Investment Manager – EMEA
Mars Pension
Private Pension
Netherlands
Ramiro Ferrara López
Associate Fund Selector
MdF Family Partners
Family Office
Spain
Troy Waddell
Vice President
Medley Partners
Multi Family Office
United States
Isla Chu
Director of Investments
Michigan State University
Endowment
United States
Matthew Singer
Senior Investment Analyst
National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL)
Insurance
United States
James Turner
Senior Investment Manager, Private Credit & Private Equity
Nest Pensions
Private Pension
United Kingdom
Fattah Rinol
Investment Manager – UK & Ireland Pensions
Nestlé
Private Pension
United Kingdom
Johnathan Weeast
Investment Analyst
New Jersey Division of Investment (DOI)
Public Pension
United States
Ryan McCauley
Sr. Analyst, Debt Market Strategies
New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC)
Sovereign Wealth Fund
United States
Amrita Tiwari
Investment Analytics
New York Life Insurance Company
Insurance
United States
Michael Watson
Director, Office of Investments
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Endowment
United States
Shaun Braswell
Investment Analyst – Private Equity
North Carolina Department of State Treasurer
Public Pension
United States
Andrew Leung
Manager III
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Private Pension
United States
Daniel Amiri
Investment Director – Alternatives
Northwestern Mutual
Insurance
United States
Bradley Rowbotham
Assistant Director, Private Markets
Novant Health
Private Pension
United States
Harrison Griffin
Associate Portfolio Manager – Private Markets
Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp (NS Pension)
Public Pension
Canada
Matthieu Raoux
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
NZ Super Fund
Sovereign Wealth Fund
New Zealand
Emma Radloff
Principal, Alternative Investments
OMERS
Public Pension
Canada
Duc Nguyen
Senior Investment Analyst
Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)
Public Pension
United States
Tomoya Sato
Senior Associate
ORIX Life Investments (USA)
Insurance
Japan
Marco De Leon
Associate Director – Real Estate Equity
Pacific Life Insurance
Insurance
United States
Andreas Malle
Head of Alternatives and Private Capital
PBU Pension
Public Pension
Denmark
Rasmus Hvass Lang Pedersen
Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments
PenSam
Private Pension
Denmark
Matt Frass
Investment Analyst, Investment Services
Plannera Pensions & Benefits
Public Pension
Canada
Nicholas Devestine
VP – Investment Advisor Research
PNC Asset Management Group
Private Wealth
United States
Roberto Souza
Associate, Investments
Pragma
Multi Family Office
São Paulo
Camilo Franco Cancelado
Private Markets Specialist
PROTECCIÓN S.A
Private Pension
Colombia
Daniel Demetrio
Investment Manager
Prudential
Private Pension
Brazil
Saad Shabbir
Vice President
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Saudi Arabia
Pravi Prakash
Investment Manager Private Markets
Railpen
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Kevin Cao
Associate Portfolio Manager
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System
Public Pension
United States
Fraser Harker
Associate Director, Investment Origination & Execution
Scottish Widows
Insurance
United Kingdom
Investment Analyst – Absolute Return Division
State of Michigan, Bureau of Investments
Public Pension
United States
State of Michigan, Bureau of Investments
Public Pension
United States
State Super (SAS Trustee Corporation)
Superannuation
Australia
Senior Director, Fixed Income Portfolio Strategist
Sun Life
Insurance
China
Portfolio Manager
TDC Pension Fund
Private Pension
Denmark
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Public Pension
United States
Teachers’ Retirement Allowances Fund
Public Pension
Canada
Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Public Pension
United States
Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Investments
Tecta Invest GmbH
Private Pension
Germany
Director of Investments
Texas A&M Foundation
Foundation
United States
Senior Investment Analyst, Private Markets
Foundation
United States
Senior Investment Officer
Texas Tech University System
Endowment
United States
Senior Investments Analyst
Foundation
United States
The Hanover Insurance Group
Insurance
United States
The Mellon Foundation
Foundation
United States
Vice President of Investments and Assistant Treasurer
Thomas Jefferson University
Endowment
Director, Private Equity Investments
Thrivent
Insurance
United States
TTC Pension Plan
Public Pension
Canada
UBS
Private Wealth
United States
Portfolio Manager
UMR Retraite
Private Pension
France
Performance Analyst
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Senior Investment Analyst
University of Nebraska Foundation
Foundation
United States
Investment Associate
University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO)
Endowment
United States
Senior Vice President, Investments
US International Development Finance Corporation
Government Agency
United States
Vice President of Investments
VCU Investment Management Company (VCIMCO)
Endowment
United States
Alternative Investments
VidaCaixa
Insurance
Spain
Senior Manager, Investments
Visa
Foundation
Singapore
Vice President, Investment Analyst
Wells Fargo & Co
Private Wealth
United States
Head of Investment Management & Stewardship
West Midlands Pension Fund
Public Pension
United Kingdom
Alternative Investment Analyst
West Virginia Investment Management Board
Public Pension
United States
Investment Manager
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Public Pension
United Kingdom
AVP, Investments
White Mountains Advisors
Insurance
United States
Portfolio Manager
Wiener Städtische Versicherung – Vienna Insurance Group
Insurance
Vienna
Senior Investment Analyst
William Blair & Company
Private Wealth
United States
Director
Yale Investments Office
Endowment
United States