PanAgora Appoints Brad Zenz as Director, Strategic Relationships

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. today announced that Brad Zenz has joined the firm as Director, Strategic Relationships. In this role, Mr. Zenz will focus on representing the firm’s quantitative equity and multi-asset investment capabilities across the West Coast institutional marketplace. He will report directly to Tim Stanton, Managing Director, Head of Global Distribution.

Mr. Zenz brings more than 25 years of experience serving institutional investors, including public and corporate pension plans, endowments, and foundations. He most recently served as Head of North American Sales at PGIM Quantitative Solutions, where he led distribution efforts across a broad range of quantitative strategies.

Prior to his tenure at PGIM, Mr. Zenz held senior roles at Robertson Stephens and spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he worked closely with institutional clients on portfolio construction and investment solutions.

Mr. Zenz earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

“Brad’s extensive experience and strong relationships within the institutional investment community make him an excellent addition to our team,” said Bryan Belton, CEO at PanAgora. “His expertise will further strengthen our ability to serve clients and expand our presence in the West Coast market.”

About PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.

PanAgora Asset Management is a quantitative investment manager whose proprietary approach is designed to capitalize on inefficiencies across market cycles and to deliver relative and absolute returns through distinct and innovative equity, multi-asset and risk premia strategies. PanAgora’s approach combines the firm's fundamental investment philosophy and original research with an advanced quantitative framework. These elements come together in an open, collaborative environment that builds upon the intellectual versatility of its team and leverages their complementary strengths — all of which are essential to meeting and exceeding the evolving objectives of institutional investors worldwide.

PanAgora manages approximately $47 billion and is based in Boston, MA.