Leola Ross
Senior Investment Strategist
Leola Ross is a senior investment strategist for Russell Investments. Leola joined Russell’s investment division in 1998 and was assigned to the alternatives team in 2010. Her role with the alternatives team comprises alternatives asset allocation, risk analysis and analytics tools development, strategy analysis and communicating the role of alternatives to Russell associates and clients.
Bob Collie
Chief Research Strategist, Americas Institutional
Bob Collie is chief research strategist, Americas institutional business. Bob is responsible for the strategic advice delivered to the various parts of Russell’s institutional client base, working with the manager research team, product groups and other research efforts across Russell. In addition, he is a member of Russell’s index content committee and the Americas institutional executive committee.
Erik Ristuben
Chief Investment Officer
Erik Ristuben is chief investment officer, client investment strategies for Russell Investments. Erik’s responsibilities include the creation and management of integrated client investment solutions for Russell institutional and retail clients globally, long-term forecasting and asset allocation.
Erik serves as a principal spokesperson, representing Russell’s investment process and insight with clients, industry conferences and the media. He is a frequent guest on television and radio networks such as CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Bloomberg Radio. He is quoted frequently in national business and trade publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, InvestmentNews and USA Today.
As a senior member of the investment management and research group, Erik serves as a member of Russell’s global leadership forum, and investment strategy committee which oversees funds management for Russell’s entire global funds complex.
Aran Murphy
Strategist
Aran Murphy is the strategist for Russell’s investment division, within Russell Investments, dedicated to reducing the costs and risks of trading and portfolio management. Aran’s responsibilities include a reworking of the remuneration model for FX services, and conducting trading related research on topics ranging from counterparty risk to portfolio level liquidity. He is also responsible for creating client-specific market overviews, for making routine contributions to the Russell Communiqué, and for supporting the group’s business development efforts through the production of white papers, reviews, and topic sheets.
David Crowder
Divisional Client Executive
David Crowder is the Divisional Client Executive for Russell Investments’ U.S. consulting and client services business. David provides strategic and tactical insight to several of Russell largest clients in the Premier Client Group. These various advisor clients include independent advisory firms, select broker/dealers and insurance companies. In addition to managing the relationships with some of Russell’s most established clients, he spends a significant portion of his time representing Russell in the endowment and foundation arena, helping advisors succeed in what is often a challenging marketplace.
