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Wellington Management Deepens Commitment to Wealth Channel With Senior Leadership Hire

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Wellington Management Deepens Commitment to Wealth Channel With Senior Leadership Hire
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Wellington Management Deepens Commitment to Wealth Channel With Senior Leadership Hire

2025-03-31 21:02 Last Updated At:21:20

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 31, 2025--

Wellington Management (“Wellington”), one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, has hired Christina Kopec Rooney as the Head of US Wealth, based in New York. Ms. Rooney brings over 25 years of experience in asset management, strategy, and execution to this new role, where she will lead Wellington's efforts to enhance its offerings for the wealth channel and drive growth in the US market.

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Ms. Rooney joins Wellington from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), where she served as Managing Director and Head of Commercial and Digital Strategy for Global Third Party Wealth. In this role, she led a multi-year growth strategy for the business and oversaw a team responsible for sales enablement and business intelligence. From 2011 to 2024, she held various leadership roles at GSAM, including Head of Digital Retail Product Management and Global Head of Liquidity Solutions Product. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ms. Rooney held several senior positions with Fidelity Investments across fixed income product management and equity product research and development.

"We are thrilled to welcome Christina to Wellington," said Scott Geary, Vice Chair and Head of Global Wealth at Wellington Management. "Her extensive experience and proven track record in the asset management industry make her well-suited to drive our US wealth strategy forward. We are confident that Christina's leadership will help us deliver value to our clients and further grow our presence in the US wealth market."

The appointment is part of Wellington's broader strategy to expand its capabilities in the wealth channel, where the firm currently subadvises and manages over $600 billion in US wealth assets across mutual funds, ETFs, VITs, separately managed accounts, and alternative asset vehicles. In her new role, Ms. Rooney will work closely with the firm's leadership team to develop and execute strategies that enhance client engagement, drive growth, and strengthen Wellington's position as a leading player in US wealth.

"I look forward to working with the talented team at Wellington as it expands its presence in US wealth and broadens the availability of its investment solutions," said Ms. Rooney. "Wellington's commitment to investment excellence and its strong client focus closely aligns with my own values and vision.”

About Wellington Management

Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,500 clients in more than 60 countries. The firm manages more than US$1.2 trillion, as of 31 December 2024, for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. Wellington aspires to provide excellent service to clients through a unique combination of independence enabled by its distinctive private partnership model, diverse perspectives through its unified, multi-asset investment platform, and relentless curiosity and intellectual rigor fostered by its enduring collaborative culture.

Christina Kopec Rooney

Christina Kopec Rooney

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