GuideStone Financial CIO David Spika to Retire at End of Year

David Spika, CIO of GuideStone Financial Resources, a Southern Baptist faith-based financial services firm with $20.2 billion in assets under management, has announced plans to retire at the end of the year. The firm named Brandon Pizzurro, GuideStone’s director of public investments, to succeed Spika.

“David has done a tremendous job positioning us for this day,” GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck said in a release. “He worked diligently to integrate Investments as a true partner to the rest of the enterprise while helping to develop new investment distribution channels through GuideStone Investment Services, GuideStone Advisors and intermediary sales.”

Dilbeck also lauded Spika for expanding the firm’s faith-based investing strategies to include shareholder advocacy, proxy voting and impact investing.

“We have a deep bench from which to draw as we seek to grow our momentum in the marketplace,” Dilbeck added. Spika “has built a team that ensures we will not miss an opportunity to continue to serve our members and ministry partners.”

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Before joining Dallas-based GuideStone in 2017, Pizzurro worked at First Command Financial Services in Fort Worth, Texas, for seven years, first as an investment analyst and then as a senior investment analyst. Prior to that he was financial consulting director at 1st Global, also based in Dallas, for five years, and before that he was a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley.

“Brandon is a consummate professional who understands our members and ministry partners,” Dilbeck said. “He is ready to step into this this strategic role and will serve GuideStone well.”