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Kate El-Hillow President and CIO of Russell Investments

01 March 2026 55:45 Joe Reilly

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What happens when you apply neural networks to 40 years of proprietary investment data?

At Russell Investments, Kate El-Hillow is finding out. By bringing AI into the heart of manager research, El-Hillow is moving beyond human intuition to pressure-test the world's best investors through 'million-trade' simulations.

The Private Capital Podcast spoke to Kate about how AI is transforming the way Russell selects managers, filters the global information firehose, and modernizes operations at a legacy firm. We also talk about the complexity of the OCIO business, filtering talent, Kate's litmus test for managers, and how last year's shifts in global policy will affect everyone's portfolios.

Kate El-Hillow is President and Chief Investment Officer of Russell Investments, overseeing asset management, implementation, and research to deliver client investment solutions. Based in New York, she also serves on the firm's Executive Committee and chairs its Operating Committee. She joined Russell in 2021 and brings over 25 years of investment management experience, with deep expertise in OCIO and multi-asset portfolio management.

Previously, she was Deputy CIO of Multi-Asset Solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and held senior investment roles at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. In 2024, she was named one of Pensions & Investments' Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing.

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