Welcome to SSgA

Scott F. Powers President and CEO State Street Global Advisors

Scott is President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and a global leader in asset management. He is also a member of State Street's Management Committee, the company's senior-most strategy and policy-making team and sits on the State Street Major Risk Committee.

Prior to joining State Street in May 2008, Scott served as CEO of Old Mutual US, the US operating unit of London-based Old Mutual plc. During his seven-year tenure at Old Mutual, he was one of six senior executives overseeing the worldwide operations and was also a member of Old Mutual's executive committee, where he was actively involved in the development and execution on overall business strategy.

Previously, Scott held senior management positions at Mellon Institutional Asset Management and The Boston Company Asset Management. While at The Boston Company Asset Management, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Marketing and Client Services. Scott began his career as a financial services advisor with Dean Witter Reynolds.

Scott attended St. Paul's School and has an AB in Economics from Harvard College. Additionally, Scott is a trustee at Middlesex School, and a Board member of The United Way of Massachusetts Bay.

Alyssa A Albertelli, Esq. Chief Compliance Officer Compliance

Alyssa Albertelli is the chief compliance officer for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). She is a member of the SSgA Executive Management Group and reports to the president and chief executive officer of SSgA and chief compliance officer of State Street Corporation.

Alyssa joined SSgA in March 2012 as a senior vice president and chief legal officer for SSgA Funds Management Inc. In that role, she was responsible for the legal teams supporting Global Product and Marketing and the US registered advisory, mutual fund, money market fund, and exchange traded fund businesses.

Previously, Alyssa was a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP and a member of the investment management practice for 15 years. She provided legal advice to investment companies, their independent directors and investment advisers. Alyssa also counseled clients in the establishment, registration and operation of retail and institutional fund products. She represented clients in merger and acquisition transactions, as well the post-merger integration of operations and products. In addition, she assisted clients experiencing or anticipating compliance, examination, enforcement or other regulatory issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory agencies. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Alyssa was an associate in the investment management group at K&L Gates for two years. She worked in finance in the mutual fund industry before attending law school.

Alyssa earned her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, cum laude, and Master of Business Administration from Boston University School of Management. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in economics and finance from Simmons College.

Amy E Armstrong Human Resources Business Partner Human Resources

Amy is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a member of SSgA Human Resources team. Amy provides strategic HR support and consultation to the Investment organization globally. This includes talent management, succession planning and HR solutions that support the SSgA business vision.

Prior to her role as a Business Partner Amy was a senior staffing associate for SSgA responsible for all hiring domestically. Amy joined State Street Corporation in 2003 as a senior recruiter for the Corporate Information Technology groups and moved to SSgA in March of 2004. Prior to joining State Street, Amy worked in the staffing industry as a recruiter and business development manager.

Amy earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communications from The Ohio State University in 1993.

Lynn S. Blake, CFA CIO, Global Equity Beta Solutions State Street Global Advisors

Lynn is an executive vice president of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and CIO of Global Equity Beta Solutions. In this capacity, she oversees a team of 60 portfolio managers globally, and more than 1,000 portfolios with assets in excess of $950 billion across all equity index and advanced beta strategies. In addition, Ms. Blake is a member of the firm's Executive Management Group and serves on the SSgA Fiduciary Committee, the Investment Committee, and the IT Steering Committee.

Prior to her current role, she was head of non-US markets of passive equities, responsible for overseeing the management of all non-US equity index strategies, as well as serving as portfolio manager for several equity index portfolios. She joined SSgA in 1987.

Ms. Blake holds her Master of Business Administration in finance from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Science from the Boston College Carroll School of Management. She also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analyst Society. Lynn also serves on various index advisory boards and committees.

Marc P. Brown Executive Vice President Executive Management Group

Marc is Chief Administrative Officer of State Street Global Advisors, a member of the Executive Management Group, SSgA's most senior executive strategy team, and an Executive Vice President of State Street Corporation. Marc is responsible for SSgA's global infrastructure including all operations, technology,data management and project management functions. He served as Deputy Director of SSgA's International Offices from 1999 to 2004, during which time SSgA's global business became an important component of its broad investment solutions capability. In 2005, Marc led SSgA's global strategy and product development efforts and in 2006, he also assumed responsibility for SSgA's client facing teams in the U.S, Canada and Latin America, before moving to his current CAO position.

Marc joined SSgA in 1999 from State Street Corporation, where he worked for 18 years. In 1989, he established the Investment Manager Services Division, which provided transaction processing and relationship support to the investment managers contracted by State Street's institutional clients. In this role, Marc partnered with many large investment managers to formulate their strategic infrastructure and straight-through processing plans. Prior to this, Marc managed State Street's global subcustodian network. He assumed this position after serving a variety of roles in the Global Custody Department and U.S. Master Trust Division.

Marc holds a BA in Economic and Governmental Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.

Lochiel Cameron Crafter, CFA Head of Asia Pacific SSgA - Australia

Lochiel is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and global leader in asset management. Based in Sydney, Lochiel oversees SSgA's business across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this appointment in 2013 Lochiel was Head of Investments for Asia Pacific. Lochiel is a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group and is a board member of a number of SSgA operating entities.

Before joining SSgA in 2010, Lochiel was CEO of the Australian Reward Investment Alliance, he was also with SSgA for seven years as regional CIO for the Asia-Pacific region and has held other roles in the investment management industry.

Lochiel has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Institute. He received an MBA from the University of Melbourne and a BS with First Class Honours, majoring in Statistics, from the University of New South Wales.

Keith C Crawford, CPA Chief Financial Officer State Street Global Advisors

Keith Crawford is Chief Financial Officer of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and a global leader in asset management. He is also a member of the Executive Management Group.

Keith joined SSgA after more than 12 years with State Street's Corporate Finance team, most recently as head of Corporate Advisory Services with oversight for global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, including divestitures, joint ventures and minority investments. He managed and executed complex financial M&A transactions such as Intesa, Bank of Ireland Asset Management and Complementa.

Prior to joining State Street, Keith worked at Ernst & Young LLP, where he led an M&A team that performed due diligence for financial and strategic buyers seeking investment opportunities in various industries.

Keith is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Maria F Dwyer, CPA, Esq. Chief Risk Officer Risk Management

Maria F. Dwyer is the Chief Risk Officer of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and a global leader in asset management.

Prior to joining State Street, Maria served as Chief Regulatory Officer of MFS Investment Management. In this capacity, she was responsible for the firm's compliance, fund treasury and operations risk management functions. She also was a member of the firm's Management Committee. Maria rejoined MFS in March 2004 from Fidelity Investments, where she held several senior management positions from 1996 to 2004. Most recently, she was President and Treasurer of the Fidelity Group of Funds. Prior to that, she also served as Deputy Treasurer for the Fidelity Funds and Director of Investment Development. Before joining Fidelity, Maria served at MFS in a variety of senior roles from 1990 to 1996, including Chief Compliance Officer. Maria began her career in 1983 working for the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts as a Law Clerk for Associate Justice, Joseph R. Nolan, followed by 5 years with Coopers & Lybrand in their Tax Department.

Maria is a member of the SSgA Executive Management Group (EMG), Senior Management Group (SMG) and Investment Committee. Maria received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University Law School.

Gregory A. Ehret Global Chief Operating Officer State Street Global Advisors

Greg is an Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and a global leader in asset management. As GCOO, Greg is responsible for SSgA's global client outreach, product, marketing, operations and technology. He is also a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group and is a member of the board of multiple SSgA operating entities and fund companies.

Prior to his appointment to GCOO in 2012 and since 2008, Greg was head of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for SSgA, having moved to London in January 2007 to assume the role of Head of Sales and Distribution in EMEA. Greg is a 20 year veteran of SSgA and has held a number of executive positions in operations, sales, and product development including as co-head of the firm's industry leading SPDR ETF business.

Greg has a BA in Economics from Bates College and a MBA from Boston University.

Daniel Farley, CFA CIO, Investment Solutions Group Executive Management Group

Dan is a Senior Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors, and the Chief Investment Officer for SSgA's Investment Solutions Group (ISG). In this role, he is responsible for the management and development of asset allocation strategies for institutional clients worldwide. His responsibilities include the design and management of Liability Driven Investments, tactical asset allocation and overlay strategies. He is a member of SSgA's Senior Management Group. Prior to this role, Dan was the Head of the US MACS team.

Dan holds a BSBA from Stonehill College and an MBA from Bentley College, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is a member of CFA Institute and the Boston Securities Analyst Society. Dan has been a frequent speaker on the topics of asset allocation, liability driven investments and investment management for endowments/foundations. Dan also serves on the Board of Directors of the Crispus Attucks Children's Center in Dorchester, MA.

Phillip S. Gillespie, Esq. General Counsel State Street Global Advisors

Phillip S. Gillespie joined SSgA in June 2008 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In that role, Phil is responsible for the global legal affairs of SSgA and oversees a team of experienced attorneys, paralegals and assistants located in Boston, London, Paris, Tokyo, Montreal, Hong Kong and Sydney. He is a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group.

Phil joined SSgA from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI) where he was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and responsible for the day-to-day operations of OFI's Legal Department. Prior to joining OFI in 2004, Phil was First Vice President - Legal Advisory at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), where he managed a team of attorneys and paralegals providing legal services and oversight for MLIM's U.S. based investment teams, operations and its U.S. registered fund business.

From 1993 to 1997, Phil was an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its Washington, D.C. headquarters holding posts as Senior Counsel in the Legal Policy and Counseling Group of the SEC's Office of the General Counsel and as Senior Counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Investment Management.

Prior to joining the SEC, Phil was an associate in the corporate finance practice of the Seattle law firm, Perkins Coie, and started his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles Clark, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Phil is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and earned his JD, magna cum laude, from Tulane Law School. He is a native of the state of Mississippi.

Michael Karpik, CFA Head of EMEA SSgA - United Kingdom

Michael is a Senior Managing Director and Head of EMEA for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and a global leader in asset management. He is also a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group, Chairman of the Board for SSgA Limited (UK) and is a member of the board for multiple SSgA operating entities and fund companies throughout Europe.

Prior to this appointment and since 2009, Michael was Head of Investments for EMEA as well as Head of UK, Middle East and Ireland. Michael moved to London in 1999 and has also had previous management positions in operations, product development and our Global Cash Investment group. He is a 25 year industry veteran and a 14 year veteran of SSgA.

Michael has a BS in Finance from Gannon University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Richard Lacaille Chief Investment Officer SSgA - United Kingdom

Rick Lacaille, Executive Vice President is Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of State Street Global Advisors and a member of the firm's Executive Management Group. In his role as Chief Investment Officer Rick has responsibility for all investment management activity at SSgA, including research and trading. Prior to his current role, Rick was Head of Global Active Equities, and previously European CIO. Rick serves on the European and International Executive Committees and the SSgA Investment Committee. Before joining SSgA in 2000, he held a wide variety of posts in quantitative fund management and research at Gartmore Investment Management, including periods as Head of Quantitative Research and Head of Structured Equities.

Rick has a BSc(Hons) in Operational Research from Lancaster University and MSc in Econometrics from London Guildhall University.

Rick is a member of the FTSE Policy Committee and he sits on the Asset Management Committee of the Investment Management Association. He is a regular writer and broadcaster on investment issues and speaks frequently at industry conferences.

Bernard P. Reilly, CFA Global Head of Strategy SSgA - Australia

Bernard is an Executive Vice President and Global Head of Strategy for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). As Global Head of Strategy, he is responsible for working with the executive team on setting the strategic direction for the firm. He is also a member of SSgA's Executive Management Group (EMG) and is a member of the board of a number of SSgA operating entities in Asia Pacific.

Prior to his appointment as Global Head of Strategy, Bernard was head of Asia Pacific for SSgA, with business responsibility for the Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney operations. Bernard has over 23 years of industry experience with SSgA, working in Sydney and Hong Kong and holding a number of positions in operations, portfolio management and sales.

Bernard has a Bachelor of Economics degree with a major in Finance and Accounting from Macquarie University, Australia. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Peter Wood Senior Managing Director State Street Global Advisors

Peter Wood is a Senior Managing Director and Head of State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited. He is a member of SSgA's European Executive Committee and Senior Management Group. Peter has over 30 years experience in the investment industry, many of them with SSgA Ireland.(formerly Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited).

Peter held a number of senior roles within SSgA Ireland, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he was Head of the Irish Customer Business, with responsibility for; pension funds, charity, corporate and retail clients from a business development and client relationship perspective. Peter also established and ran the Investment Support Unit with responsibility for ensuring client portfolios reflect house investment policy and consistency of performance across portfolios of similar mandates.

Prior to joining SSgA Ireland in 1985, Peter spent the previous five years with Allied Irish Investment Managers as a Portfolio Manager/Client Relationship Manager.

Peter is Chairman and a board member of the Irish Association of Investment Managers.

Chris Johns CIO, Fundamental Equities Fundamental Equities

Chris Johns was appointed CIO of SSgA’s Dublin-based Fundamental Equity Team in January 2011, when the Bank of Ireland Asset Management acquisition closed, having served BIAM as Head of Research, Head of Investments and Interim CEO.  

Before joining SSgA Ireland in September 2006, Chris was an Investment Strategist at Collins Stewart in the UK. His previous posts include Head of Global Strategy Research at ABN AMRO, Director of Investment Strategy at Allied Irish Capital Management, Dublin, and Chief Economist for Bank of Ireland. During the earlier years of his career Chris was an economist at UBS – Phillips & Drew, HM Treasury and at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. 

He is a member of The Economic Research Advisory Panel since his appointment by the Welsh Assembly Government in April 2002. Chris is also a regular commentator in the media.

Mark McNulty Head, Institutional/Intermediary Clients SSgA - Ireland

Mark is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and UK Head of Institutional Clients. He is responsible for our client relationship management and business development activities in the UK and he is member of State Street Global Advisor's Senior Management Group.

Mark joined our UK business in January 2013 from SSgA Ireland where he held a number of leadership positions in relationship management, liability driven investing, index investing and investment solutions. Before joining SSgA Ireland (formerly BIAM) in 2000 he worked as a fixed income dealer in AIB Capital Markets.

Mark holds a Master of Business Administration degree from University College Dublin, a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies, and a Master of Science degree in Investments and Treasury, from Dublin City University. He is a Council member of the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and a former board member of CFA Ireland.

Enda McMahon Head of EMEA Compliance State Street Global Advisors

Enda McMahon joined State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited (formerly BIAM) in February 2000, becoming Global Head of Compliance in 2006. He was appointed Head of EMEA Compliance for State Street Global Advisors in February 2011.

Before joining SSgA Ireland, Enda was a financial regulator with the Securities & Exchanges Department of the Central Bank of Ireland where he led the investment intermediaries inspection team. Prior to this he was an audit manager with the Comptroller & Auditor General and an accountant in the finance department of Eagle Star Life Assurance.

A member of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Enda's studies also include the MSc in Investment & Treasury examinations from Dublin City University Business School, and law in the Honourable Society of King's Inns.

He is long-standing Chairman of the Regulation & Compliance Committee of the Irish Association of Investment Managers and has been successful in influencing many new regulatory developments. Enda has also been a member of a number of Regulatory and Governmental Working Groups, including the Working Group established by the Government to examine issues arising from a stock broking collapse and the Financial Regulator's MiFID Implementation Forum. He remains a member of a number of other Groups including the Department of Finance Working Group on EU Alternative Investment Regulation.

Charles Lamb Head of Investment Support Unit SSgA - Ireland

Charles Lamb is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited and Head of Investment Support Unit. In this role, Charles has responsibility for portfolio administration and for ensuring that client portfolios reflect house investment policy. He is also responsible for ensuring consistency of performance across portfolios which have similar mandates.

Charles joined SSgA Ireland (formerly BIAM) in 1999, having spent five years with JP Morgan Asset Management Services in London as Vice President and Joint Head of Operations. Prior to that, he spent three years with a large South African life assurance company in a financial accounting and treasury role and with KPMG for four years, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1992. Charles moved into his current role as Head of the Investment Support Unit in 2005, having previously been Head of Risk Management.

A Business Studies graduate, he is also an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.