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Rolf Agather is the managing director of research and innovation for Russell Investments' family of global indexes. In this role, he oversees product development and management, and the implementation of strategic initiatives for the index business globally. Prior to assuming this position in 2005, Agather was a strategic initiatives manager focusing on strategy and product development for the investment manager marketplace. Before joining Russell, he was a vice president at FactSet Research in its portfolio products business.
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David Blitzer is managing director and chairman of the Standard & Poor's Index Committee. He has overall responsibility for security selection for S&P's indexes, and index analysis and management. Blitzer previously served as chief economist for S&P and corporate economist at The McGraw-Hill Companies, S&P's parent corporation. A graduate of Cornell University, he received his M.A. in economics from George Washington University and his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.
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John Bogle is the founder and former CEO of The Vanguard Group Inc., and president of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. He created Vanguard in 1974 and had been associated with a predecessor company since 1951, following his graduation from Princeton University magna cum laude in economics. Bogle founded the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, the first index mutual fund, in 1975. He is the author of many books, including "The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation," which will be published by John Wiley & Sons in July 2012.
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Srikant Dash, CFA, is managing director at S&P Indices, where he has overall responsibility for channel strategy and solutions. Dash also has global responsibility across asset classes for research and design efforts for new S&P indexes. He has authored several research papers on index issues such as the widely followed SPIVA (S&P Index Versus Active) and Persistence Scorecards. Dash holds a bachelor's of electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.
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Bruce Greig, CFA, CAIA, CMT, is the portfolio manager for Altin Holdings LLC. Altin Holdings is a commodity pool operator and registered investment advisor specializing in managed futures and alternative investments. Previously, he was co-founder and managing director of Symphony Investment Group LLC. Greig obtained his B.S. in mathematics and statistics from the University of Michigan and his MBA in finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
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Christopher Philips, CFA, is a senior investment analyst for Vanguard Investment Strategy Group. This group is responsible for capital markets research, the asset allocations used in solutions for Vanguard's funds-of-funds, and maintaining and enhancing the investment methodology used for advicebased relationships with high-net-worth and institutional clients. Philips has authored several research papers on topics of concern to institutional and high-net-worth audiences. He holds a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College.
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