Speaker Profile: Tim Gardener

Tim has recently joined Aon as a Partner in their investment consulting team. In this capacity he will be providing expert investment advice to a number of Aon's clients and will contribute to the development of their intellectual capital. He is also a member of the investment committees of a small number of UK pension funds and other institutional investors where he gives advice on a range of investment matters with particular emphasis on broad investment strategy and investment governance. Prior to joining Aon, Tim was Global Head of AXA Investment Manager's Institutional Client Group responsible for the strategic direction of institutional business development globally and for working with some of AXA's larger clients and prospects on bespoke investment solutions. Before joining AXA IM, Tim worked at Mercer Investment Consulting for 24 years, between 1986 and 2010. In 1987 he became Head of UK Consulting. He added Continental Europe to his portfolio in the early 1990s and he headed the global business between 1995 and 2008. From 2008, he led the strategic and technical direction of Mercer's investment business as Global Chief Investment Officer. Prior to his time at Mercer, Tim worked at Duncan C. Fraser as Head of Investment Consulting for nine years. Throughout his career Tim has always maintained a roster of clients who he has advised on all investment matters ranging from broad strategy to investment manager management. Tim holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Birmingham. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA) and a regular speaker at investment conferences around the world.