Theodore Economou, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset, Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Theodore has 25 years' experience in both asset management and as an asset owner in the US and in Europe. At Lombard Odier he oversees the management of 6bn CHF in pension fund assets. He chairs the investment committee of the Lombard Odier Pension Fund and is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System (USA).

Prior to Lombard Odier, he was CEO and CIO of the CERN Pension Fund, where he initiated a risk-based approach that became known the CERN model. Previously he managed capital markets activities and investments for ITT Corporation, a New-York conglomerate, where his initial responsibilities were in mergers & acquisitions. He started his career at Accenture.

Under his leadership both the Lombard Odier and CERN Pension Funds received distinctions for their asset management. He has received HFR's award for "Outstanding contribution to the alternative investment industry by an institutional investor". He is past secretary of the EU's RESAVER task force for a pan-European pension plan. He holds an MBA from Northwestern, an MSc from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and is a CFA Charterholder.