Patricia Ribeiro Promoted to Co-CIO of Global Growth Equity at American Century Investments

Ribeiro will serve as co-CIO of global growth equity discipline and will share the role until May 31 with Keith Creveling, until he moves into a portfolio management role.

Patricia Ribeiro

Patricia Ribeiro was named co-CIO of the global growth equity discipline effective February 15 at American Century Investments.

Ribeiro will be responsible for investment management functions at the global asset manager with $215 billion in assets under supervision, as of January 31, 2023. She will report to American Century Investments CIO Victor Zhang.

In the new role, she will oversee investment culture, process oversight, resource allocation and talent development of teams including the global/non-U.S. large cap, global/non-U.S. small cap, emerging markets, and U.S. small cap growth teams. She will share CIO responsibilities for the larger global growth equity discipline with co-CIO Keith Lee, replacing current co-CIO Keith Creveling’s duties, after nearly nine years as co-CIO of the global growth equity discipline.

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“We’re pleased to promote Patricia into a greater leadership role at American Century. She has made significant contributions during her 17-year tenure, over which time she’s assumed increasing levels of responsibilities, including serving as chair of the Sustainable Investment Council. She has also consistently demonstrated impressive leadership skills as senior portfolio manager, a representative on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and a past member of our Expanded Management Committee,” said Zhang in the press release of the announcement.

Creveling will return to portfolio management, which remains his true passion. He retains all his portfolio management responsibilities for the global growth strategies, according to the release.

Ribeiro joined American Century Investments in 2006; previously serving as the lead of the emerging markets team, and as a senior portfolio manager. Prior to joining American Century, she was co-director of global research at Citigroup Asset Management, and head of Latin American equity research at JP Morgan Investment Management, managing portfolios at both firms.