Photography by Anthony Collins

The 2023 CIO Industry Innovation Award winners were announced at the 13th annual awards dinner in New York City on December 5.

The Asset Owner Industry Innovation Awards finalists and winners are:

Corporate DB <$20B

• Angie Buk—3M
• Jeanmarie Grisi—Nokia
• Thomas Mucha—Kodak Winner
• Carol Tusch—International Paper

Corporate DB >$20B

• Ernie Caballero—UPS
• Harshal Chaudhari—GE
• Jeffrey Lewis—FedEx
• Elizabeth Tulach—Boeing Winner

Efforts in Diversity

• Jagdeep Bachher—University of California, Regents Winner
• John Barker—Kresge Foundation
• Jason Klein—Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Efforts in ESG

• John Barker—Kresge Foundation
• Richard Kent—Friends Fiduciary
• Jeff Mindlin—Arizona State University Foundation Winner
• Aaron Moore—California State University Foundation

Endowments

• Tim Barrett—Texas Tech University System Winner
• Richard Chau—Tulane University
• Sonali Dalal—University of St. Thomas
• Marcus Frampton—Alaska Permanent Fund
• Geeta Kapadia—Fordham University
• Christine Kelleher—National Gallery of Art

Foundations

• Colin Ambrose—Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
• Leena Bhutta—Doris Duke Foundation
• Carlos Rangel—W.K. Kellogg Foundation Winner

Health Care Plans

• Mark Cagwin—SSM Health
• David Erickson—Ascension
• Josh Rabuck—Indiana University Health
• Alyssa Rieder—CommonSpirit Health Winner
• Rob Roy—AdventHealth

Public DB <$10B

• T.J. Carlson—Missouri State Employees Retirement System
• Jason Malinowski—City of Seattle Winner
• Katherine Molnar; Andrew J. Spellar—Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System; Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System
• Craig Slaughter—West Virginia Investment Management Board

Public DB $10B - $20B

• Ted Hall—Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund
• Raynald Leveque—The New Hampshire Retirement System
• Mark Steed—Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Winner

Public DB >$20B

• Benjamin Cotton—Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
• Scott Davis—Indiana Public Retirement System Winner
• Andrew Junkin—Virginia Retirement System
• Molly Murphy—Orange County Employees Retirement System

	CIO of the Year Elizabeth “Liz” Tulach, Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, The Boeing Company
	Lifetime Achievement Award Chris Ailman, Chief Investment Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

The Asset Management & Servicing Industry Innovation Awards finalists and winners are:

Data and Technology

• DEF 14 Inc.
• DiligenceVault
• LP Analyst Winner
• Lumenai Investments LLC
• PitchBook
• Venn by Two Sigma

Emerging Markets

• Principal Finisterre
• Vontobel Winner

ESG

• Bailard Winner
• Principal
• Sage Advisory Services
• Schroders Asset Management
• TOBAM
• Vontobel

Hedge Funds

• Aspect Capital Winner
• Lumenai Investments LLC

Liability-Driven Investing (LDI) – Large*

• Agilis
• LGIM America
• NISA Investment Advisors Winner
• Principal Asset Management
• SLC Management

*Assets under management less than $1 trillion

Liability-Driven Investing (LDI) – Mega^†

• Capital Group
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• JP Morgan Asset Management Winner
• Wellington Asset Management

^†Assets under management in the trillions

Multi-Asset Portfolios

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• LGIM America
• Lumenai Investments LLC
• TOBAM Winner

OCIO

• Berg Capital Management
• BlackRock Winner
• Goldman Sachs
• SEI
• TIFF Investment Management

Pension Risk Transfer

• Agilis
• Athene Winner
• NISA Investment Advisors
• OneAmerica

Private Credit

• 17Capital
• Apollo Global Management
• Eagle Point Credit Management
• Principal Asset Management – Middle Market Direct Lending
• SLC Management Winner

Private Equity

• 17Capital
• Apollo Global Management Winner
• Ariel Alternatives, LLC, private equity subsidiary of Ariel Investments, LLC

Public Fixed Income

• Capital Group
• LGIM America Winner
• NISA Investment Advisors
• Vontobel

Real Assets and Infrastructure

• Bailard
• Cohen & Steers
• Principal Asset Management Winner

Congratulations to all from CIO!