Anne-Sophie van Royen

Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed Anne-Sophie van Royen as head of index and quantitative strategies.

She will lead the strategic direction, commercial development, and execution of the firm’s index and quantitative investment capabilities across equity, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions.

As of March 31, Northern Trust Asset Management has US$923 billion in index strategies and US$47 billion in quantitative strategies under management.

Van Royen will drive innovation of these strategies and accelerate research-to-production delivery of scalable client solutions.

Based in Chicago, she reports to global co-chief investment officers Anwiti Bahuguna and Christian Roth.

Prior to joining Northern Trust Asset Management, Van Royen was chief investment officer of quantitative strategies at Asset Management One USA, where she oversaw strategy development and implementation across multi-asset solutions.

Previously, she held senior roles in quantitative investing and asset allocation at Caisse de Dépot et Placement du Québec, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, UBS, Modus Quantitative Advisors, and Credit Suisse Asset Management.

She holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in mathematical economics from Université de Paris, Sorbonne.