2024 London Conference

Mr. Garvey is a member of GMO’s Asset Allocation team. Previously at GMO, he was a member of the Global Client Relations team in the London office. Prior to joining GMO in 2012, he worked at Close Brothers Asset Management, London as the Chief Investment Officer of the multi-manager division. Previously, he was the co-founder and Head of Institutional Business and principal at Aon Asset Management, London. Mr. Garvey is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

Dr. Heelan is a researcher at GMO and is responsible for ESG-related quantitative analysis across the firm’s investment product strategies and asset classes. Previously at GMO, he was the Machine Learning Development Lead for the Investment Data Solutions team. Before joining GMO in 2020, he was a senior quantitative research associate at Brown University where he worked in the Neuroscience Department using cloud computing and machine learning to analyze large-scale brain data sets. Dr. Heelan earned his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and his MS in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship and Electrical Engineering and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Ms. Vandersteel is the Head of GMO’s Emerging Country Debt team and the lead portfolio manager for the team’s products. Ms. Vandersteel is a partner of the firm. In her role as portfolio manager, she focuses on security selection and portfolio construction. Prior to joining GMO in 2004, she worked at J.P. Morgan in fixed income research developing quantitative arbitrage strategies for emerging debt and high yield bonds. She began her career at Morgan Guaranty Trust, attending Morgan Finance Program #18, before establishing her career in emerging debt. Ms. Vandersteel earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from Washington & Lee University. She is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Hene is a portfolio manager for GMO’s Quality Strategies and a member of the Focused Equity team. He is also a member of the GMO Board of Directors and a partner of the firm. Previously at GMO, he was engaged in portfolio management within the Global Equity team. Mr. Hene joined GMO full-time in 1995. He has an MSc in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford and is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. White is the lead portfolio manager for the Resources and Climate Change strategies. He is a member of GMO’s Focused Equity team and a partner of the firm. Previously at GMO, he was engaged in portfolio management for the Global Equity team, including responsibilities for the Quality, Tactical Opportunities, and U.S. Growth strategies. Prior to joining GMO in 2006, he worked at Standish Mellon Asset Management and MFS. Mr. White earned his bachelor's degree in Economics and Psychology from Duke University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Montier is a Senior Advisor to GMO, consulting on economic and market research. Prior to joining GMO in 2009, he was co-head of Global Strategy at Société Générale. Mr. Montier is the author of several books including “Behavioural Investing: A Practitioner’s Guide to Applying Behavioural Finance”; “Value Investing: Tools and Techniques for Intelligent Investment”; and “The Little Book of Behavioural Investing.” Mr. Montier is a visiting fellow at the University of Durham and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He holds a BA in Economics from Portsmouth University and an MSc in Economics from Warwick University.