Halvard Kvaale, CIMA, Committee Member and Portfolio Manager, as well as Head of ING IM’s Manager Research and Selection within the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group, has been with ING since August 2012. Prior to joining ING, Mr. Kvaale was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Consulting Group from 2006 to 2012, most recently as managing director and head of their portfolio advisory services group. Prior to that, he served as the head of global manager research and fee-based advisory solutions at Deutsche Bank, and at Prudential Investments he managed the third party Consulting Programs as well as running the Investment Management Analysis Unit and the Senior Consulting Group.

Paul Zemsky is the Chief Investment Officer of ING U.S. Investment Management’s Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions group (MASS) with responsibility for traditional and alternative investment solutions. Under his leadership, traditional funds are supported by asset allocation, manager research, and multi-manager capabilities. Within alternatives, fund-of-funds and private equity report to Paul. His team has capabilities in derivatives/financial engineering, risk management, portable alpha, asset allocation, liability modeling and pension accounting, and multi-manager portfolio structuring. Paul joined ING U.S. Investment Management in 2005 as Head of Derivative Strategies. In this role, he oversaw derivative strategies for credit, interest rate, and equity products, and supported the organization on a number of key areas, including product development and risk management for both proprietary and third-party businesses. Paul spent 18 years at JPMorgan Investment Management, where he held a number of key positions, including Head of Investments for over $300 Billion of Fixed Income assets. He was one of the first on Wall Street to identify the potential for portable alpha strategies and liability targeted portfolios. Prior to his role at ING, he co-founded CaliberOne Private Funds Management, a macro hedge fund. He holds a dual degree in finance and electrical engineering from the Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.