Aganga Appointed US Chief Investment Officer at Mercer

Mercer has announced the appointment of Ms. Olaolu Aganga as Partner, US Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective from September 5, 2023.

He will report to Hooman Kaveh, Global Chief Investment Officer, and join the leadership team for Mercer’s US Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) practice.

Based in New York, Ms. Aganga will lead the US OCIO investment team to implement and deliver all aspects of Mercer’s OCIO investment processes, including strategic and dynamic asset allocation, fund manager selection, as well as risk management across Mercer’s US OCIO client base, ranging from endowments and foundations to defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, wealth managers, and insurance companies.

Aganga in a statement said, “I am proud to join Mercer, a firm I’ve long admired for its agility and track record for helping clients deliver impressive investment result. I’m joining a strong, global team of investment professionals and look forward to working alongside them to continue to deliver bespoke investment solutions and drive better investment outcomes for our clients.”

Prior to BlackRock, Ms. Aganga advised institutional clients on a variety of investment solutions for Goldman Sachs. Ms. Aganga earned a degree in Mathematics from Smith College and an MBA and a Certificate in Public Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.