Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) announced Lyenda Simpson Delp as the new Head of Global Institutional Clients.
In her new role, Simpson will lead the strategic direction and commercial success of the firm’s institutional business across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Northern Trust has over $900 billion in institutional AUM as of June 30, 2024, serving pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, non-profits, family offices, corporations, and consultants, according to the firm.
Simpson will join NTAM’s leadership team and report to its president, Daniel Gamba.
Simpson has more than 30 years of experience in asset management and the financial industry. She spent the last 15 years at BlackRock, where she held various leadership roles focused on client relations, and most recently served as Head of the Financial Institutions Group for the Americas.
She was also a member of the company’s Human Capital Committee and the Operational Risk Control Committee. Prior to that, Simpson was a client portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, on the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) team covering portfolios for global institutions.
“Lyenda is a proven leader with a career focused on delivering exceptional results for clients, combining expertise in public and private markets investing, technology solutions, and distribution,” said Gamba.
She holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of the West Indies.
