Jacques P. Perold
Jacques P. Perold has served as a Director since March 2017. Mr. Perold was President of Fidelity Management & Research Company, the investment advisor for Fidelity’s family of mutual funds, until his retirement in 2014. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Perold was President of Geode Capital Management, LLC, a subadvisor to Fidelity. He is currently a trustee of New York Life Insurance Company’s Mainstay mutual funds, a trustee of Partners in Health, and a co-founder of CapShift, a company focused on enabling impact investments from donor advised funds and foundations. Mr. Perold also currently serves on the board of directors of Allstate Corporation. Mr. Perold holds a Bachelor of Arts in economic history from the University of Cape Town and a post-graduate Bachelor of Arts Honours in sociology from the University of Cape Town.
Mr. Perold has over 30 years of experience and leadership in strategy and operations at one of the world’s largest asset management firms. Mr. Perold’s role in leading investments and operations for a global investment firm as well as serving as the founder of an investment advisory firm provides the Board with valuable insight into the Company’s asset management client segment.