Board of Governors
The leadership of the IMEA is comprised of the overall executive leadership, the Executive Committee, and the leaders within the IMEA’s highly-respected Executive Council Program. The Executive Committee is elected annually by the Board of Governors of the Alliance and has the overall responsibility for the direction and management of the IMEA. The Executive Council Program is comprised of: the Data Council, the Distribution Council, the Product Council, and the Marketing Council.
An Executive Committee elected by the membership directs the activities of the Association.
IMEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Jim Cove – IMEA Executive Committee Chair
Executive Vice President, Head of U.S. Marketing
Natixis Investment Managers
IMEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Alex Gardner – Treasurer
Managing Director – Product & Strategy
Diamond Hill
Rocco Benedetto – Vice President
Head of Field Sales, US Wealth Management Intermediaries
Invesco
Annie Brown – Vice President
Co-Head of USI Wealth Management
T. Rowe Price
Ed Nini – Vice President
Managing Director, Global Head of Product
Principal Asset Management
Vicki Lester – Vice President
Vice President, Head of Segment Marketing, Consulting and Development
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
COUNCIL
American Century Investments
Erik Schneberger
Chief Marketing Officer
AMG
Keitha Kinne
Chief Operating Officer
Apollo Global Management
Jane Conway
Managing Director
Artisan Partners
John Pahmeier
Managing Director,
Intermediary Client Services
BNY
Chris O’Connor
Head of Global Distribution
& Data Intelligence
Calamos Investments
Anna Narem
Director – Product Management and Analytics
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Vicki Lester
Head of Intermediary
Marketing Strategy
Dodge & Cox
Sherry O’Connor
Director of Client Communications
Federated Hermes
Paul Uhlman
President, Federated Securities Corp.
Fenimore Asset Management
Frank Privitera
Director of Marketing
Fidelity Investments
Amy Greeley
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Franklin Templeton Investments
Kimberly Roy
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Distribution Strategy and Implementation
Future Standard
Michael Reese,
Executive Director,
Sales Strategy & Analytics
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Mike Twohig
Head of U.S. Public Product Development
GQG Partners
Steve Ford
Managing Director, Global Distribution
Hennessy Funds
Teresa Nilsen
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Vice President
Janus Henderson Investors
Andrew Evans
Head of Product Marketing
Lincoln Financial Investments
Tom Morelli
Head of Investment Products Distribution
Macquarie Asset Management
Milissa Hutchinson
Head of US Wealth Distribution
Manulife John Hancock Investments
Andrew Arnott
President & Chief Executive Officer
Matthews Asia
Mark Lidstone
Global Head of Marketing
MFS Investment Management
Leslie Checkman
Vice President,
Director of Retail Marketing
Nationwide
Jennifer Monnin
Vice President of Marketing Integration, Financial Services
Nuveen
Tara Giuliano
Chief Marketing Officer
Polen Captial
Laura Graff
Head of Product Strategy & Marketing
RBC Global Asset Management
Donald Sanya
Managing Director & Head of US Distribution
Saturna Capital Corporation
Chris Fankhauser
Chief Operating Officer
Thornburg Investment Management
Michael Corrao
Director of Global Communications
Thrivent Asset Management
Troy Beaver
Vice President, Mutual Funds
Marketing, Distribution & Sales
U.S. Global Investors
Holly Schoenfeldt
Public Relations Leader
Wasatch Global Investors
Dustin McCarty
Partner & Director, Head of Global Distribution
William Blair Funds
John Jackson
Intermediary Marketing Manager