Jacques Demers
With over 45 years of experience in investment, law, and pensions, both in Canada and globally, Jacques is Chairman and Co-Founder of AGAWA PARTNERS. In June 2023, he completed four years chairing the York University Investment Committee and Pension Fund Board. He is Treasurer and a director of the World Ocean Council, a business alliance […]
Kim Diamond
Kim Diamond is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate, structured finance, and debt capital markets industries. Throughout her career, Kim has held leadership roles, including her role as Managing Director, Global Leader of S&P’s Commercial Mortgage Ratings Group, and Founding Executive and Senior Managing Director at Kroll […]
Leanna Haakons
With a keen financial appetite from a young age, Leanna landed her first job in the capital markets while attaining her business degree and investing in stocks. Gaining further knowledge through higher education in Journalism at Harvard, Private Capital Markets at Pepperdine, and work experience globally, she lives up to the nickname “the Hawk.” Discovering […]
Kwanza Hall
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Congressman Kwanza Hall is the son of the late Leon W. Hall, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest lieutenant. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is an alumnus of Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta. Hall dedicated the first half of his life to public service […]
Bryan M. Hedrick
In his current position as Portfolio Manager for the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Retirement Trust, Bryan is responsible for all facets of a diversified, $1 billion defined benefit pension plan, $50 million OPEB plan, and $180 million defined contribution plan. Prior to the Airport, he spent over eight years as part of the investment […]
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Born to a political family, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the nephew of America’s 35th President, John F. Kennedy, and the son of his Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Both of them lost their lives to the assassin’s bullet: JFK in 1963, and RFK, Sr. in the midst of his 1968 Presidential campaign. Rather than […]
Dr. Peter Knez
Summary – Former Chief Investment officer Blackrock, following its acquisition of Barclays Global. Investors (BGI) where he was Global Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income and Global Head of Fixed Income. In BGI, Peter grew AUM from $5 billion to $40 billion in U.S., doubled AUM to $80 billion globally and achieved 28% revenue growth […]
Edward Longhurst-Pierce
Edward is Director of Engagement and Partnerships at SWFI and a specialist in public sector and industry engagement across policy, finance, economics, investment and regulation. A member of the SWFI leadership team, he brings together diverse voices from across this ecosystem to provide a practical, balanced set of perspectives on the outlook and interplay between […]
Michael Maduell
The World-Renowned Expert on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Funds. Michael J. Maduell is President, Founder, and a Board Member of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI). Michael Maduell is a sought-after intellectual, world traveler, global advisor, and investor. Under his leadership, SWFI has grown dramatically in prestige, global reach, and clients. SWFI provides research, […]
Dr. Glenn R. Mueller
Glenn R. Mueller, Ph.D. is a professor at the University of Denver, Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Management. Glenn has 48 years of real estate industry experience, including 41 years of research and internationally known for his Market Cycle research on income producing real estate, his real estate securities (REIT) research and his […]
