Gerald acts as professional trustee to both defined benefit and defined contribution clients.
Gerald has over 35 years’ experience in the finance industry, starting in New York as a management trainee at The Bank of New York (BNY). He moved into corporate banking, before transferring to London to progress his career in management roles at BNY and Société Générale.
In 2005, Gerald led an HR team of over 50 at BNY and became a trustee of their hybrid pension scheme. This led to further involvement in pensions, culminating in being named Head of European Pensions at BNY Mellon, a global leader in asset management and asset servicing.
Gerald joined us in 2014. His experience in investment and covenant matters brings very relevant skills to the challenges facing UK pension schemes today. He is a regular speaker at industry events.
Gerald is an adventurous type, having sailed the Pacific Ocean and co-led an expedition of students to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. As you do, in your spare time...
Qualifications: BA from Williams College, MA, PMI Level 3 Award in Pension Trusteeship DB/DC
“Why you shouldn’t be afraid of moving from in-house to outsourced”
16 Oct 2018
The shops being filled with ghoulish Halloween goodies have made me think about what’s often seen as scary in my day job - outsourcing! I...
“To consolidate or not to consolidate? That is the DB question”
12 Sep 2018
The DWP’s White Paper set out the advantages consolidation can bring to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes by reducing costs per member,...
“Lessons learned from a £600m buy in”
4 Sep 2018
This case study looks at the lessons we learned from a £600m buy in and our top tips when it comes to the quality of contingent spouse data.
