Kate El-Hillow serves as President and Chief Investment Officer for Russell Investments, the global investment solutions provider founded in 1936 with $300 billion in assets under management. Based in New York, Kate oversees all aspects of the investment division including asset management, implementation, and research to deliver overall client investment solutions. She also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and chairs the Operating Committee that is responsible for ensuring activities across divisions align with the company’s strategic vision and long-term goals. Kate joined Russell Investments in 2021 and has more than 25 years of proven success in investment management roles. She has deep expertise in outsourced CIO investment solutions and multi-asset portfolio management. Most recently, Kate served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Multi-Asset Solutions with Goldman Sachs Asset Management where she helped lead the firm’s multi-asset investment process and an investment team. Prior to Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Kate spent eight years at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, where she held a variety of investment positions including a dual role as Client Portfolio Manager and Chief Operating Officer within the firm’s asset allocation business. Kate is a frequent guest speaker, who shares her insights on global markets, whole portfolio solutions, investment governance, and implementation of multi-asset and multi-manager investing.