Face to Face
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SEC's Champ is very comfortable with changeNorm Champ moved around a lot before landing at his current job as the SEC's director of the investment management division, and that's good thing.
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MassMutual's Sarsynski started young, worked her way upElaine Sarsynski's career path from the family farm to Wall Street helped her learn what she needed to take the reins at MassMutual's retirement services unit.
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Straight shooter Avi Shemesh tells it like it isAvi Shemesh's CIM Group doesn't waver from its mission; the principal and co-founder is making sure his firm always does exactly what it promises
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Jana's Rosenstein is a serious activistBarry Rosenstein starts his day with yoga but can be relentless as the leader of a hedge fund advocating for corporate change.
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CalPERS' Simpson keeps a close eye on investmentsAnne Simpson is embarking on a mission to make sure all managers and investments connected to CalPERS toe the line on ESG.
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Legg Mason's Sullivan is well suited for changeJoseph Sullivan became CEO of Legg Mason after a 'test drive' as the interim leader and hopes to move the firm in a new direction.
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All about the team at AresTony Ressler and Greg Margolies are not household names and they like it that way, as long as Ares Management keeps growing.
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Smaller is betterJeffrey Tarrant and Theodore Seides started out in different worlds but came together to focus on smaller hedge fund managers
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DDJ's Breazzano started in finance as a dabblerWanting to sample a variety of careers, DDJ Capital's David Breazzano didn't expect to love the first one he tried.
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Prudential's Marcks applies lessons from dadPrudential Retirement's Christine Marcks used lessons from her father's drugstore to help others navigate the confusion of retirement.
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Munnell brings scholarly approach to pension issuesFormer Clinton administration official Alicia Munnell taps macroeconomic background to expand knowledge of public pension issues.
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Centrica CIO Ghosh uses networking to find investment ideasNetworking landed Chetan Ghosh the job as CIO of Centrica PLC's pension fund and also brings him successful investment strategies.
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Public policy jobs prepped Burns for pension fund CIOThe years Jeb Burns spent in state government have prepared him well for his current job as CIO of Michigan's municipal retirement system.
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Howard Marks established Oaktree as a leader in distressed debt - Pensions & InvestmentsHoward Marks helped found Oaktree Capital Management and has worked to make it one of the largest distressed-debt firms around.
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Blackstone's Schwarzman doesn't let celebrity interefere with his jobBlackstone's chairman and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman isn't letting his celebrity interfere with his main mission — continuing at the helm of his alternative investment management firm.
