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The CIO Chair: How Chief Investment Officers think, decide, and lead
Ever wondered what really drives the top CIOs? Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh introduce to you- The CIO Chair, a podcast diving into the strategies, leadership styles and decision-making approaches of today’s leading chief investment officers. Whether you're shaping your own path or leading an investment team today, this series offers real insights of the minds and career's of leaders in investment.
A collaboration between the cio investment club and Pension Insurance Corporation
Hosted by:
Sean Thompson, cio investment club
Hartej Singh, Pension Insurance Corporation
7 Episodes
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In this episode of The CIO Chair, Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh speak with Richard Tomlinson, Chief Investment Officer of Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI). Richard oversees investment implementation for local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds, managing assets on behalf of workers across local authorities and public bodies in the UK. Richard explains the origins and purpose of LGPS pooling, outlining how LPPI operates with full delegation to implement partner funds’ investme...
In this episode of The CIO Chair, Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh are joined by Gerald Chen-Young, Chief Investment Officer of the National Public Pension Funds Association (NPPFA). Gerald oversees an internal portfolio while advising public pension systems representing police, fire, and teacher plans with nearly $1 trillion in combined assets. Gerald reflects on his unusual career path, combining advanced training in economics and law. He explains how this combination has shaped his investmen...
In this episode of The CIO Chair, Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh are joined by Rob Groves, Chief Investment Officer of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), to discuss how insurers invest to secure defined benefit pensions over the long term. Rob shares his career journey from actuarial training through consulting and banking to leading investments at one of the UK’s largest pension insurers. The conversation explores PIC’s investment philosophy, including Rob’s scepticism of rigid strategic a...
In this episode, Gallagher UK's Chief Investment Officer Pete Drewienkiewicz shares practical insights into how CIOs make strategic decisions in today’s evolving institutional investment environment. Pete explains how governance frameworks, behavioural finance principles, and disciplined risk budgeting help chief investment officers navigate uncertainty and build portfolios that support long-term objectives. Drawing on decades of experience across investment banking, manager research and cons...
What does it take to evolve from a traditional chief investment officer to an outsourced CIO leading institutional portfolios at scale? In this episode of The CIO Chair podcast hosts Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh sit down with Chetan Ghosh, OCIO at Schroders Solutions, to explore how the chief investment officer role is transforming, from in-house leadership at Centrica’s pension scheme to managing multi-client strategies at one of the world’s top investment firms. Drawing on more than 30 ye...
In this debut episode of The CIO Chair, Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh sit down with Simon Pilcher, CEO of USS Investment Management, to discuss leadership, investment philosophy, and the balance between responsibility and performance in managing £77 billion in assets for over half a million members. The conversation delves into the importance of anticipating future scenarios in investment strategies, emphasising that historical patterns may not adequately prepare investors for upcoming chall...
Welcome to The CIO Chair - where leading chief investment officers share the strategies, philosophies, and human stories behind successful long-term investing. In this short introductory episode, hosts Sean Thompson and Hartej Singh reveal the vision behind The CIO Chair: a new platform created by the cio investment club in collaboration with Pension Insurance Corporation. Together, they explain why this series exists- to bring real conversations with chief investment officers into the open. ...
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