Senior Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions – EMEA B.A. (Honours), Economics and Law Member of the Securities Institute CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute David Vickers is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Multi-Asset Solutions team at Russell Investments, where he and his team are responsible for the flagship Multi Asset Growth portfolios. The majority of these assets have outcome orientated objectives and as such David plays a key role in the formation of the firm’s dynamic and tactical asset allocation policy. David joined Russell Investments in 2013 from Sarasin & Partners where he was the lead fund manager within the multi-asset team. During his tenure at Sarasin, David managed The Alpha Common Investment Fund, Sarasin’s flagship charity endowment fund, for which his team won the FT charity fund Managers investors award in 2011, 2012. David was also a core member of the investment policy committee that set the asset allocation and investment strategy for the firm. He was made a partner in 2011. David joined Sarasin’s in 2007 from Baring Asset Management, where his primary responsibility had been the management of multi asset portfolios for ultra-high net worth charities and private individuals. In addition David managed the US equity element of Barings’ flagship private client unit trust. David started his career in the asset management industry in 1999.