Fredric Rick Nelson

Bio

Rick Nelson joined Commonfund in 2011 and has oversight of Commonfund’s equity and fixed income programs as well as the outsourced solutions business. Rick chairs the Commonfund Investment Policy and Asset Allocation Committee. Before joining Commonfund, Rick was Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of ING Investment Management Americas, New York, NY from 2003-2009, where he led more than 300 professionals managing over $165 billion in assets. He was responsible for client and ING proprietary capital in traditional, private equity and hedge fund asset classes. Rick was a member of ING Investment Management Committee, Insurance Americas Asset Liability Committee, ING Group Management Council, and Director, ING Mutual Funds. While at ING he created the Multi-Asset Strategy and Solutions Group which combined asset allocation, liability modeling, risk management and financial engineering skills to deliver consultative solutions and multi-asset portfolios for clients. Before that, Rick was Managing Director, Head of U.S. Equity for JP Morgan Investment Management, New York, NY from 2000-2003. He led 120 professionals managing over $90 billion in assets. Rick was responsible for institutional and retail client assets in quantitative and fundamental active strategies across all-cap ranges and styles. He was also a member of JPMIM Management Committee. Prior to his role at JP Morgan Investment Management, he was with Bankers Trust Company for 13 years, most recently as Managing Director and Head of the Quantitative Investments Group. In this capacity he led a team of 13 professionals and initiated the group’s entry into cutting edge active quantitative strategies. M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Business from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.