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MSCI Appoints Russell Read to Global Head of Client Solutions
[July 18, 2018]

MSCI Appoints Russell Read to Global Head of Client Solutions


MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of indexes and portfolio construction and risk management tools and services for global investors, today announced the appointment of Russell Read, CFA, Ph.D., to Managing Director and Global Head of Client Solutions. Dr. Read will report to Laurent Seyer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Client Officer of MSCI, and will be a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He will be based in London and is expected to start in September 2018.

"We are excited to have Russell join MSCI at an important and dynamic juncture in the evolving landscape for institutional investors," said Mr. Seyer. "Russell's extensive global experience and success in public and private investment markets will benefit our clients as we strengthen our capabilities across asset classes."

Dr. Read will lead MSCI's efforts to bring integrated solutions to its larger Asset Owner and Asset Manager clients to support improvements in their investment decision processes. He will serve a a thought leader and strengthen MSCI's investment-focused culture around the world.



Dr. Read joins MSCI from Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation where he served as Chief Investment Officer and oversaw the investment teams for the State's $65 billion Permanent Fund. Previously, Dr. Read was Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Chief Executive for Gulf Investment Corporation from 2011-2015. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Investment Officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System. He received his B.A. in Statistics and M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the University of Chicago, and received an M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Read is a CFA® charterholder.

About MSCI


For more than 40 years, MSCI's research-based indexes and analytics have helped the world's leading investors build and manage better portfolios. Clients rely on our offerings for deeper insights into the drivers of performance and risk in their portfolios, broad asset class coverage and innovative research.

Our line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models, data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research.

MSCI serves 99 of the top 100 largest money managers, according to the most recent P&I ranking.

For more information, visit us at www.msci.com.


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