Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with $1.2 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024, announced Lyenda Simpson Delp will become Head of the Global Institutional Client Group, effective December 3.
Lyenda will lead the strategic direction and commercial success of NTAM’s institutional businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. NTAM has more than $900 billion of institutional AUM as of June 30, 2024, serving pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, nonprofits, family offices, corporations and consultants. Lyenda will join NTAM’s leadership team and will report to NTAM President Daniel Gamba.
Lyenda is an accomplished industry leader with more than 30 years of experience in asset management and the financial industry. She spent the last 15 years at BlackRock where she held a number of client-focused leadership roles and most recently was its head of Financial Institutions Group for the Americas. She was also a member of the Human Capital Committee and Firmwide Operating Risk Controls Committee. Earlier in her career, Lyenda was a client portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) team covering portfolios of global institutions.
“Lyenda is a proven leader with a career focused on delivering exceptional client outcomes, combining expertise in investments in public and private markets, technology solutions, and distribution,” Gamba said. “Her track record of success in building large-scale business and delivering outstanding service and solutions uniquely positions her to help NTAM’s global clients meet and exceed their unique investment objectives.”
Lyenda earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of the West Indies. She is chair of the Business Board of Advisors at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and secretary of the board of directors for the American Foundation for the University of The West Indies.
