Institutional Investor Appoints Rip Reeves as Chief Executive Officer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Institutional Investor (II) today announces the appointment of Rip Reeves as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective July 3, 2023.

Rip joins Institutional Investor with nearly 40 years of industry experience and has been a trusted partner to II’s institutes for 15 years. Rip served as Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer at AEGIS Insurance Services for over a decade and was the Global Chief Investment Officer of the Argo Group in Pembroke, Bermuda. Prior to that he was a Senior Portfolio Manager and Asset Allocation Specialist for insurance and pension clients at BNY Mellon Asset Management and JP Morgan Investment Management. Rip started his career on the mortgage trading floor at Salomon Brothers in 1985.

Along with Cynthia Steer, Rip is an Emeritus Co-Chair for the Institutional Investor Institute (III) and the Alternative Investor Institute (AII). Both have been instrumental in driving product realignment for improved quality and growth.

Commenting on the appointment, Fran Cashman, Portfolio CEO at Delinian, said:

“With Rip’s deep understanding of our asset manager members and allocator audiences and under his seasoned leadership, we will further strengthen Institutional Investor's commitment to delivering exceptional experiences for the communities we serve across the globe.”

Rip Reeves, CEO Institutional Investor, added:

"I am truly honored to step into the role of CEO for Institutional Investor. The dedication and passion displayed by the talented teams at II have made a lasting impression on me, and our association over the years has been an invaluable contribution in my time as a CIO. Working closely with them in this new capacity is truly a privilege and an opportunity of a lifetime. I look forward to collaborating with our employees, clients, and audiences as we navigate this growth journey together.”

The new appointment reinforces the brand-led growth strategy implemented for the portfolio of business under the Delinian Group, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC and owned by Epiris.

Andrew Pinder, CEO of Delinian, said: “We extend our warmest welcome to Rip and look forward to him developing and driving Institutional Investor forward with a client-centric mindset and by leveraging his extensive strategic leadership and industry experience.”

About Institutional Investor:

Institutional Investor (II) has been providing a range of unique experiences connecting the asset management community to exclusive events, competitive intelligence, commercial exposure, and peer insights for over 50 years. II is the world’s foremost financial publication and convener of global institutional investors via exclusive memberships, forums, industry benchmarks, and award-winning content. II also offers highly respected thought-leadership products as well as proprietary benchmark rankings and ratings of buy-side and sell-side research, hedge fund activity, and asset and wealth management.

About the Institutional Investor Institute (III) and the Alternative Investor Institute (AII)

III and AII are private membership organizations for investment management executives responsible for overseeing institutional business development at leading asset management firms. Members come together with the institutional clients and prospects they serve in exclusive settings that foster idea exchange while working to achieve common goals. The environment is collegial and collaborative, with overt marketing strictly prohibited.

About Delinian

Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, was acquired by private equity firm Epiris in November 2022. Delinian is a portfolio of highly specialized global businesses focused on critical insights. The Delinian businesses deliver highly targeted data, research, insights and connections, along with profiling and predictive analytics. Delinian brands service customers across the world, and its teams are based in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong, India and Bulgaria.